All's Fair

[catelin]

We went to the local County Fair this past Saturday. This was the 107th year. I wore my best Minnie Pearl straw hat and overalls. Jacob opted for his Hawaiian shirt and Snoopy hat...always mindful of any festive occasion (this outfit was a particular favorite of the carnies...heh!). Max went for the Jerry Garcia "dancin' around the sun" groove. We stuffed ourselves with bratwurst and sauerkraut, played every game on the midway, and made beards out of our cotton candy. It was a glorious day.

Comments

[lolliejean.livejournal.com]

The boys are precious! Did they have elephant ears? They're my favorite fair food.

[catelin.livejournal.com]

Elephant ears? I don't know what that is. Describe them to me...maybe we call them something else.

elephant ears

[lolliejean.livejournal.com]

They're a pastry, light and airy, deep fried and sprinkled with sugar. Yum! I found a bunch of recipes with slight differences when doing a search. Here's one for you. Enjoy.
ELEPHANT EARS
(Submitted by Delores Habian)

Delores writes: "I got this recipe from the Detroit News Paper. They received it from the fair in Detroit. Elephant Ears are the best part of going to the fair each year. Now we can make our own and not a lot of work. I hope you enjoy!"

INGREDIENTS

1 package active dry yeast
1 cup warm water
1 cup warm milk
3 tablespoons sugar
1 tablespoon salt
3 tablespoons shortening
4 to 4-1/2 cups flour
Oil for deep-frying
Sugar and cinnamon mixed for topping
In large bowl, combine yeast and warm water until dissolved and let stand 10 minutes. Add warm milk, sugar, salt, shortening and 2 cups of the flour. Beat until smooth. Stir in enough of the remaining flour to make the dough soft. Turn out onto floured board and knead until elastic. Add more flour if necessary. Place the dough in greased bowl and flip over so top and bottom has grease on it. Cover with towel until double in size. Divide into 15 oval shape balls and make each one about 1/8-inch thick. Fry one oval at a time in the oil until golden brown and flip over to do other side. Remove from oil. Drain and sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon mixture or topping of your choice.

Re: elephant ears

[catelin.livejournal.com]

Ha!!! I knew it!!! Yes! I know what those are!! We call them "orejas" here...which is Spanish for...(big surprise!) "ears." I suspected that's what they might be, but I wasn't sure. Those are my favorite pastry of all time! : )