Making Elephant Ears

At the fair, we wanted Elephant Ears.  We asked Momma for some Elephant Ears and she said, “We can make Elephant Ears at home.”

Then we asked Daddy for some Cotton Candy. He looked at one store and it was too high a price. Then we walked through the horses and Daddy met us at the corner that turned into the gate and he had a big package of Cotton Candy. We ate it in the car.It was good.

I like to make the Elephant Ears.  It is fun.

Here is the recipe we tried.  Adrian says, “It is good!”  Mark says, “Maybe if we added a little bit more sugar.” Audrey said, “I liked my ducky Elephant Ear.” (Her’s looked like a duck.) Momma said, “It is not quite right, maybe add half the salt-we omitted it- and a little more sugar. Some recipes say to brush the hot “ear” with butter before adding the cinnamon sugar. We will have to experiment.”  Daddy said, “No” when I asked if he liked his Elephant Ear 🙂 .

Elephant Ear Recipe

• 1 1/2 cups milk
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 Tablespoons sugar
•  3/8 cup butter
• 1 Tablespoon yeast
• 4 cups flour
• Oil for deep frying
•  Powdered Sugar or cinnamon Sugar

1. Combine milk, salt, sugar and butter. Heat until shortening melts and sugar dissolves.  Remove from heat and cool until you can put your finger in it comfortably (or 110 degrees if you use a thermometer). Sprinkle in yeast and let sit until foamy.
2. Stir in flour to make a dough. Knead until smooth, cover and let rise 30 minutes.
3. Heat one inch of oil in a large heavy skillet to 375 degrees.
4. Roll out balls of dough into thin sheets. Put it in a pot with hot Canola oil.  Fry “ears” 1 to 2 minutes per side until puffed and golden.  Drain on paper towels.
5. Put sugar and cinnamon in a bowl and then you put it on the elephant ears.  Then you eat them after they cool down.