Elephant Ears

Ingredients

• 1/4 Cup of Butter
• 1 Cup of Flour
• 2 TBSP of Sugar
• 1/2 TSP of Baking Powder
• 1/2 TSP of Salt
• 1/3 Cup of Milk
• 3 TBSP of Sugar
• 1 TSP of Ground Cinnamon
• Sugar

Instructions

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