MINI ELEPHANT EARS
INGREDIENTS:
1 Puff pastry sheet ( I use Pepperidge Farm)
1/2 Cup granulated sugar
2 Tbsp ground cinnamon
1/2 stick melted butter
INSTRUCTIONS:
Thaw your puff pastry ahead of time so that it’s ready for baking
Preheat oven at 375ºF and butter a baking sheet. Do not use baking liners on this one; trust me on this.
Start by flouring the surface where you will roll out your puff pastry. Proceed to carefully unfold the envelope and roll out the puff pastry. It won’t take much. Make sure it’s not too thin.
Mix the sugar and cinnamon and combine well.
Brush melted butter generously on your puff pastry and proceed to sprinkle the sugar/cinnamon mixture
Working from the short sides roll dough jelly-roll style towards the center.
Use a sharp knife to cut 1/2 inch slices
Arrange on the buttered baking sheet and bake at 375ºF for 15 minutes
Now, here is the fun part on how to make them even better. If your oven has a built-in toaster, toast the pastries for an additional 2 1/2 minutes, or until nicely golden. Alternatively, you can also use your broiler at a low temp. You would need to watch them closely or they can burn. Another option is to crank up the temp at 450ºF and leave them in there for a couple of minutes until they start turning golden brown. Make sure that you keep a good eye on them so that they don’t burn. They will come out perfect and looking like you just spent hours baking from scratch.
ENJOY!!
