We used to make our elephant ears out of leftover pie crust dough. My mother always made sure there was a lot of dough left over after a day of making pies. We used hickory nuts in the dough. The crust was rolled out thin, brushed with melted butter, and sprinkled with cinnamon and sugar. The little scraps of dough were rolled and made into cinnamon sticks. They were baked at 350 degrees for about 10 min. The nuts were put into the dough because they would usually fall off the pastries. After getting married, DH and I continued this tradition that his family also did. And now it is a real treat making these for our grandkids.