Knee Patches, or Elephant Ears Amish Confection Recipe

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Knee Patches, or Elephant Ears Amish Confection
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Directions:

  1. In a large bowl, beat eggs until light and pale yellow.
  2. Add in the vanilla, salt, and the cream.
  3. Blend.
  4. Add the flour and beat well and thoroughly.
  5. This dough will be very stiff.
  6. On a floured surface kneed for ten minutes.
  7. (if your mixer has a dough hook it can be done that way also.) Preheat oil to 375 degrees.
  8. Pinch off the size of a large marble, and roll out thinly as possible.
  9. Should be about 4 inches or so.
  10. Cover your knees with a tea towel, and stretch the dough over the knee in the sitting position and stretch dough very thin.
  11. Cook two at a time in the hot fat, until golden brown.
  12. Turning once, takes about two minutes on each side.
  13. The dough will blister and puff up like a pita bread.
  14. Lift out each and shake extra oil off well.
  15. Drain on paper towels.
  16. When all the stretching, and deep frying is done, and cookies are cooled, then combine the icing powder and cinnamon, sift over the cookie lightly, on the top of each.
  17. These are eaten the same day.
  18. They do not keep well.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 801.5 Kcal (3356 kJ)
Calories from fat 223.9 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 24.88g 38%
Cholesterol 180.6mg 60%
Sodium 1352.96mg 56%
Potassium 551.46mg 12%
Total Carbs 120.8g 40%
Sugars 0.28g 1%
Dietary Fiber 6.26g 25%
Protein 19.74g 39%
Vitamin C 3.2mg 5%
Iron 7.6mg 42%
Calcium 74mg 7%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 312.57 Kcal (1309 kJ)
Calories from fat 87.32 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 9.7g 38%
Cholesterol 70.43mg 60%
Sodium 527.62mg 56%
Potassium 215.06mg 12%
Total Carbs 47.11g 40%
Sugars 0.11g 1%
Dietary Fiber 2.44g 25%
Protein 7.7g 39%
Vitamin C 1.3mg 5%
Iron 3mg 42%
Calcium 28.9mg 7%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 17.3
    Points
  • 21
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • sugar free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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