Elephant Ears

These aren't really elephant ears but they are tasty little cinnamon and sugar filled pastries!

• Ready In: 34 mins
• Yields: 4 elephant ears

Ingredients

• 1⁄4 cup margarine or 1⁄4 cup butter
• 1  cup all-purpose flour
• 2  tablespoons sugar
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄3 cup milk
• 3  tablespoons sugar
• 1  teaspoon ground cinnamon
•  sugar

Directions

1. Heat the oven to 425 degrees.
2. Grease a cookie sheet with shortening.
3. Heat margarine until melted; set aside.
4. Stir flour, 2 tablespoons sugar, the baking powder and salt in a medium bowl.
5. Stir in milk and 3 tablespoons of the melted margarine until dough forms.
6. Sprinkle a surface lightly with flour; turn dough onto surface.
7. Knead 10 times.
8. Roll dough with a rolling pin or pat with hands into a rectangle, 9x5 inches.
9. Brush with remaining melted margarine, using a pastry brush; sprinkle with mixture of 3 tablespoons sugar and cinnamon.
10. Roll dough up tightly, beginning at narrow end.
11. Pinch edge of dough into roll to seal.
12. Cut into 4 equal pieces with sharp knife.
13. Place cut sides up on cookie sheet; pat each into a 6-inch circle.
14. Sprinkle with more sugar.
15. Bake until golden brown, 8 to 10 minutes.
16. Immediately remove from cookie sheet with a spatula.
17. Let cool on wire rack.