Elephant Ears - Dusted Or Glazed (my Mom's Recipe )

Total Time: 2 hrs Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 20
• 1 1/2 cups milk
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 6 tablespoons shortening
• 2 eggs
• 4 cups flour
• oil (for frying)
• confectioners' sugar
• 2 (1/4 ounce) packages yeast
• 2 cups confectioners' sugar (optional)
• 1 teaspoon soft shortening (optional)
• enough milk, to make a very thin icing (optional)

Recipe

• 1 in small pan combine milk, sugar, salt and shortening.
• 2 heat, but do not boil; stir to dissolve shortening.
• 3 remove from heat and let cool to lukewarm.
• 4 in a large bowl combine cooled mixture and yeast; stir to dissolve yeast.
• 5 stir in flour 2 cups at a time, beating by hand until smooth.
• 6 place batter in a large greased bowl.
• 7 cover with a damp cloth and let rise in a warm place until doubled.
• 8 in deep fryer or deep pan, heat oil to 350 degrees.
• 9 dust hands with flour and pinch off a small ball of dough.
• 10 gently stretch out dough to 6 to 8 inches.
• 11 drop in hot oil and cook until brown on bottom, then flip them over and brown the other side.
• 12 drain on paper towels and, while still hot, dust with confectionary sugar.
• 13 (if you prefer use glaze recipe above).