Elephant Ears

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 1/2 cups milk
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 6 tablespoons shortening
• 2 packages dry yeast
• 4 cups flour

Recipe

• 1 mix milk, sugar, salt and shortening.
• 2 heat until shortening melts, but don't boil.
• 3 cool to lukewarm.
• 4 add yeast and stir until dissolved.
• 5 stir in flour 2 cups at a time, beating until smooth.
• 6 place dough into a greased bowl.
• 7 cover with a damp cloth and let rise until double in size (about 30 minutes).
• 8 dust hands with flour.
• 9 pinch off pieces about the size of golf balls.
• 10 roll into thin 6-8 inch circles.
• 11 fry one at a time until it rises to the surface.
• 12 turn and fry until light brown.
• 13 drain in paper.
• 14 sprinkle generously with sugar and/or cinnamon& sugar.