The Easiest Way to Make Fair-Style Elephant Ears at Home
No need to only enjoy elephant ears at the carnival or fair. You can make this elephant ears recipe at home whenever you want a light crispy treat.
Servings: 20 elephant ears
Equipment
- vegetable oil
- paper towels
Ingredients
Elephant Ear Ingredients:
- 1 cup milk
- 1 stick butter
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 packet yeast (2 if expired)
- 2 1/2 cups flour
Cinnamon Sugar Mix:
- 1/4 cup white sugar
- 1-2 teaspoons cinnamon
Instructions
Making the Dough
- In a pan our medium heat, add the milk, butter and sugar.
- Stir until the butter is melted.
- Remove from heat and place into a large bowl.Let mix cool down to 115 degrees or less.
- Once temp is less than 115 degrees, add the yeast and stir and let set for 5 minutes.
- You want the yeast to expand and get bubbly.
- Add in the flour about half at a time.
- If the mix it still wet, add a little more flour until it starts to form a ball.
- Once mixed, cover and let sit for 1 1/2 hours. Then punch down to remove the air.
Making the Ears
- Have a plate with paper towels on it to use once the ears have cooked.
- Pour oil into a pan so it's about 1 inch deep (You'll want a wide pan if you want to make more than one at a time.
- Turn on medium heat and allow to heat up.
- Test a small piece of dough to see if it hot enough.
- It will begin to bubble and turn brown when the oil is hot enough. If it sinks and no bubbles, the oil is not hot enough.
- Take about 1/2 cup amount of dough and make it flat and pull thin. About the size of a pancake
- Begin in the middle pulling it thin and work you way towards the edge until it is thin.
- Place carefully into the oil and allow it to get golden brown on the side.
- Flip over and allow to brown on the other side.
- Remove from oil and place onto the plate and towels.
- Sprinkle with 1-2 teaspoons of the cinnamon sugar mix. Tip your elephant ear and tap off any excess sugar before eating.