Elephant Ears Almost Make a crispy, sugar-and-spice bakery classic in a snap with refrigerated pie crust. Servings 2 pcs ☼☼☼ ( 12 ) ingredients 5 Prep Time 25 min Total Time 50 min Elephant Ears Ingredients 1 refrigerated pie crust 1 egg white, beaten 1/4 cup sugar 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1 tablespoon sugar 1 Heat oven to 375°F. Line cookie sheet with parchment paper. 2 Unroll crust. Cut into 14 (3/4 inch wide) dough strips; do not separate. Lightly brush egg white over strips. 3 In small bowl, combine 1/4 cup sugar and cinnamon; sprinkle evenly over dough strips. 4 Roll up first dough strip, starting at short edge. (See photo.) Place rolled-up dough strip at the bottom of the next dough strip. Continue to roll 6 additional pastry strips around 1st strip, ending up with 3 1/2-inch pinwheel. 5 Place dough pinwheel on parchment paper-lined cookie sheet. Place sheet of parchment paper over dough; using rolling pin, roll out dough pinwheel to 5 1/2-inch circle. 6 Sprinkle half of the 1 tablespoon sugar over the top. 7 Repeat steps #4 to #6 (above) with remaining 7 pastry strips; place on cookie sheet. 8 Bake 20 to 22 minutes or until golden brown and crisp. Cool on wire rack.
Posted on: Thu, 12 Sep 2013 19:25:02 +0000