Monday, January 30, 2012

Mini Elephant Ears

One breakfast treat that Ole Sweetie-Pi makes for himself is cinnamon-sugar toast.  I keep a jar of cinnamon-sugar on the spice shelf just for that reason.  So when I saw this super simple recipe for elephant ears on mrfood.com I knew it would be a winner here.  And I was right...

Six mini elephant ears and a cup of coffee later, Ole Sweetie-Pie was still saying how much he loved them! 

Mini Elephant Ears

2 frozen puff pastry sheets (from a 17 1/4-ounce package) slightly thawed
1 cup sugar
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 egg beaten

Preheat your oven to 400*F.  Lightly coat a baking sheet with cooking spray.**

On a lightly floured surface, roll the puff pastry into a 12 inch x 12 inch square.  Brush with beaten egg.







Combine the cinnamon and sugar in a small bowl.  Sprinkle 3 tablespoons of the cinnamon-sugar mixture even over the top of each sheet.

Roll one side of the pastry sheet into the middle.




Then roll the other side towards the center so that the two halves meet in the middle, forming a scroll.  Cut into 1/2 inch slices across the scrolls.






Dip one cut side into cinnamon-sugar and lay sugared side up on prepared baking sheet.

Bake for 20 minutes or until beautiful golden brown, then allow to cool for five minutes.  Makes 24 mini elephant ears.




MY THOUGHTS:  If you have it, I would suggest using parchment paper to bake these on.  The sugar carmelizes to the pan, making clean-up a bit sticky.

You don't have to make the whole recipe.  Just take out one puff pastry and rewrap the second and put back in the freezer to use another day.




12 comments:

  1. That is nice and simple and looks so good!

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  2. I have never heard of making these. You make it look so simple; my kind of recipe. Thanks.

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  3. Yum! So perfect with a cup of coffee.
    Mimi

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  4. Lov anything with puff pastry sheets..came out perfect Katy..

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  5. Put the coffee on my dear, I'm coming..and please serve these sweet'ums, okay? :)

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  6. These look so light, crispy and tasty!

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  7. My Picky-picky husband will love these!! Thank you for sharing.

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  8. this look so good! and i like that it's next to a warm cuppa :)

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  9. Those are such the cutest things! I never knew how to make them so I always thought they were too difficult to make but these look easy enough! Thanks!

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  10. I love elephant ears!!! Your a girl after my own heart! Puff Pastry, yum!

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  11. I keep a cinnamon-sugar shaker on the counter because the kids love their cinnamon-sugar toast, too! I know we'd all adore these, they look and sound fabulous :D

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