Baked Elephant Ears

(from Lucianolinda’s recipe box)

Source: Woman's Day

Categories: Sweet Breads- Coffee Cakes- Tortes

Ingredients

  • 1 pkg. (1/4 oz.) active dry yeast
  • 1/4 cup warm water (110 to 115 degrees)
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 4 1/2 tsp. sugar
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 1/2 cup cold butter, cubed
  • 1/3 cup fat-free milk
  • 1 egg yolk
  • Filling:
  • 2 Tbsp. butter, softened
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 2 tsp. ground cinnamon
  • Cinnamon sugar:
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 3/4 tsp. ground cinnamon

Directions

  1. In a small bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. In a large bowl, mix flour, sugar and salt; cut in butter until crumbly. Stir milk ad egg yolk into yeast mixture. Add to flour mixture; stir to form a soft dough. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate 2 hours.

  2. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Punch down dough. Turn onto a lightly floured surface; cover and let rest 10 minutes.

  3. Roll dough into an 18 × 10-inch rectangle. spread with softened butter. Mix sugar and cinnamon; sprinkle over butter. roll up jelly-roll style, starting with a long side; pinch seam to seal. Cut crosswise into twenty-four 3/4 inch slices. Cover slices with plastic wrap until ready to flatten.

  4. In a small bowl, mix cinnamon-sugar ingredients. Sprinkle 1/2 tsp. mixture on a sheet of waxed paper; top with a slice of dough. Sprinkle with an additional 1/2 tsp. cinnamon-sugar. Roll dough to a 4-inch circle.

  5. Place 2 inches aprqt on baking sheets coated with cooking spray. Repeat with remaining slices. Bake 7 to 9 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on wire racks.

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