County Fair Elephant Ears

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 tablespoons white sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 (.25 ounce) package active dry yeast
• 1/4 cup warm water
• 1/2 cup milk, scalded and cooled
• 1 egg yolk
• 2 tablespoons butter, softened
• 2 cups white sugar
• 4 tablespoons melted butter
• 3 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1/4 cup chopped walnuts

Recipe

• mix flour, sugar and salt. cut in butter, as for pastry.
• soften yeast in water. combine milk, egg yolk and softened yeast. add to flour mixture and mix well.
• cover dough and refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
• place dough on a lightly floured cutting board and knead lightly. cover with a cloth and allow to rest for 10 minutes.
• roll dough into a rectangle, 10x18 inches, and brush with soft butter. mix 1/2 cup sugar and 2 teaspoons cinnamon and sprinkle evenly over dough. roll as for jelly roll, sealing the edge. the roll should be 18 inches long.
• cut dough into 1-inch slices.
• mix remaining sugar and cinnamon on a large square of waxed paper or aluminum foil. place slices, one at a time, on sugar mixture and roll into 5-inch balls.
• sprinkle nuts on top and press gently.
• place dough on ungreased cookie sheets, brush with melted butter and sprinkle with about 1 teaspoon of the sugar-cinnamon mixture.
• bake immediately in a preheated 400 degree oven about 12 minutes. cool on wire racks.