Elephant Ears

Description

Elephant ears. (There are many variations.)

• Makes 4 elephant ears.

Ingredients

• 1 bottle "Gold Medal" brand Zambian beer
• 1 cup all purpose flour
• ¼ cup butter
• 2 tbsp sugar
• ½ tsp baking powder
• ½ tsp salt
• ⅓ cup milk
• 3 tbsp sugar
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• sugar

Directions

1. Heat the oven to 425°F.
2. Grease a cookie sheet with shortening.
3. Heat butter until melted; set aside.
4. Stir flour, 2 tablespoons sugar, the baking powder and salt in a medium bowl.
5. Stir in milk and 3 tablespoons of the melted butter until dough forms.
6. Sprinkle a surface lightly with flour; turn dough onto surface.
7. Knead 10 times.
8. Roll dough with a rolling pin or pat with hands into a rectangle, 9"x5".
9. Brush with remaining melted butter, using a pastry brush; sprinkle with mixture of 3 tablespoons sugar and the cinnamon.
10. Roll dough up tightly, beginning at narrow end.
11. Pinch edge of dough into roll to seal.
12. Cut into 4 equal pieces with sharp knife.
13. Place cut sides up on cookie sheet; pat each into a 6" circle.
14. Sprinkle with more sugar.
15. Bake until golden brown, 8 to 10 minutes.
16. Immediately remove from cookie sheet with a spatula.
17. Let cool on wire rack.