Food: "Elephant-Ear" Puff Pastries

In Indian culture, when friends or family stop by for a visit they are often treated to tea (chai) and biscuits. However, it's not always easy to have cookies or pastries on hand to offer your guests. That's why I wanted to create a pastry that I can keep frozen until I'm ready to serve it to my guests. My solution ..."elephant-ear" puff pastries. They're easy to make, can be kept frozen in individual servings, bakes within minutes, and are super delicious. Your friends and family will be delighted! Plus, who can resist freshly baked pastries?

Ingredients

• 1 sheet of frozen puff pastry, thawed
• 1 cup sugar with a pinch of salt

Directions

1. Lay the puff pastry sheet on a flat surface and coat both sides with the sugar/ salt mixture.
2. Fold the puff pastry sheet into "elephant ear" shapes.
1. Puff pastry sheets are usually folded to form three rectangles (similar to a folded letter).
2. Fold the left side into the center of the left rectangle, which is the first fold.
3. Fold the first fold into the left crease in the puff pastry sheet, which is the second fold.
4. Fold the second fold into the center of the middle rectangle, which is the third fold.
5. Do the same three folds on the right side.
6. Layer the left folds onto the right fold to form a roll.
7. Cut the roll into ½ inch slices to create individual servings of “elephant ears”

3.      Keep “elephant-ears” frozen in a ziplock bag until ready to bake and serve.

4.      Bake at 450 degrees for 10 minutes, flip over after 5 minutes.

"Elephant-Ear" Puff Pastries