Best 7 Pigs In A Blanket Recipes

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**Pigs in a Blanket: A Delightful Appetizer for Any Occasion**

Pigs in a blanket, also known as mini pigs in a blanket or cocktail wieners, are a classic party appetizer that is sure to please everyone. These bite-sized treats consist of a hot dog or sausage wrapped in a crescent roll or puff pastry and baked until golden brown. The result is a delicious and savory snack that is perfect for any occasion, from birthday parties to game day gatherings. In this article, we'll explore two variations of this beloved dish: the classic pigs in a blanket, made with hot dogs and crescent dough, and a more gourmet version featuring puff pastry, cocktail wieners, and a tangy honey mustard dipping sauce. Both recipes are easy to follow and guarantee a hit at your next party or event.

Here are our top 7 tried and tested recipes!

PIGS IN A BLANKET



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These baked hot dog sandwiches appeal to kids of all ages. Even my husband, Allan, admits to enjoying every bite! We like to dip them in ketchup and mustard. -Linda Young, Longmont, Colorado

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Dinner

Time 25m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 5

1 tube (8 ounces) refrigerated crescent rolls
8 hot dogs
1 egg, lightly beaten
1 tablespoon water
Caraway seeds

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 375°. Separate crescent dough into triangles. Place hot dogs at wide ends of triangles and roll up. Place on an ungreased baking sheet. Combine egg and water; brush over rolls. Sprinkle caraway over tops; press lightly into rolls. , Bake 12-15 minutes or until golden brown.

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PIGS IN A BLANKET



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Kids love this one. My mom made it for me as did her mom. If making for a small child, cut the hot dogs into fourths length wise. The cheese is always optional.

Provided by Brandie2134

Categories     Meat and Poultry Recipes     Pork

Time 30m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 3

8 frankfurters
8 slices American processed cheese
1 (10 ounce) package refrigerated biscuit dough

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  • Wrap cheese around each frankfurter then the biscuit around that. Put on cookie sheet with the overlap of biscuit faced down, so you don't have to use tooth picks.
  • Bake in preheated oven until biscuits are brown, about 10 to 15 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 457.7 calories, Carbohydrate 24.8 g, Cholesterol 57.1 mg, Fat 31.8 g, Fiber 0.3 g, Protein 17.1 g, SaturatedFat 14.3 g, Sodium 1760.4 mg, Sugar 5.2 g

PIGS IN A BLANKET



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Provided by Food Network Kitchen

Categories     main-dish

Number Of Ingredients 12

1 head green cabbage, cored and separated into 12 leaves
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 cup chopped onion
1/2 cup chopped green pepper
2 cloves garlic, chopped
8 ounces ground round
1 teaspoon thyme
salt & pepper
2 cups crushed tomatoes
1 1/2 cups cooked white rice
1/2 cup chicken stock
3 tablespoons chopped parsley

Steps:

  • In a pot of salted boiling water, cook the cabbage leave for about 2 minutes. Drain on paper towels and allow to cool.
  • Heat oil in a large skillet and cook onions until tender. Stir in green pepper and garlic and cook for three minutes. Stir in crumbled ground round and cook until meat is browned. Add thyme and season to taste. Stir in 1 cup crushed tomatoes and simmer gently for 2 minutes. Stir in cooked white rice and toss to coat. In a small bowl, mix together 1 cup crushed tomatoes and chicken stock and spread out in bottom of baking dish.
  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lay each cabbage leaf out flat ad place about 3/4 cup of rice mixture in center of leaf. Fold in sides of leaf and roll up. Place seam side down in baking dish. Cover dish with foil and bake for 20-30 minutes. Serve each cabbage roll up with a little sauce and garnish with chopped parsley

PIGS IN A BLANKET



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Made with just two main ingredients, pigs in a blanket are impossible to resist! Wrapped in buttery pastry, these bite-size sausage snacks are a party hit.

Categories     Christmas     Super Bowl     tailgate     appetizers     comfort food     snack

Time 25m

Yield 6-8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 8-ounce can refrigerated crescent roll dough
1 14-ounce package cocktail-sized smoked sausages, patted dry
1 large egg
everything bagel seasoning (optional)
3/4 c. mayonnaise
1/4 c. chile-garlic sauce or Sriracha
3/4 c. Dijon mustard
1/4 c. genuine maple syrup
3/4 c. sour cream
1/4 c. pickle juice (from jar)
1 tbsp. fresh chives, chopped

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 375°. Working quickly while cold, unroll the crescent dough sheet on a lightly floured surface and separate the perforated dough into 8 triangles. Cut each dough triangle into three equal skinny triangles.
  • Place one cocktail sausage on the wide base of one skinny triangle. Roll the sausage toward the pointed end of the triangle, allowing the dough to overlap and wrap around the sausage. Place the rolled sausage on a parchment-lined baking sheet, point-side down. Repeat with the remaining dough triangles and sausages.
  • Whisk together the egg with 1 teaspoon water in a small bowl until smooth. Brush the egg wash over the dough and sprinkle with the everything bagel seasoning, if desired. Bake at 375° until the dough is puffed and golden brown, 12 to 15 minutes.
  • Make the dipping sauces (optional): For the Spicy Mayo Dipping Sauce, stir together the mayo and chile-garlic sauce in a small bowl until smooth. For the Maple-Dijon Dijon Dipping Sauce, stir together the mustard and syrup in a small bowl until smooth. For the Quick Ranch, stir together the sour cream, pickle juice, and chives in a small bowl until smooth.
  • Serve the pigs in a blanket warm with Spicy Mayo, Maple Dijon, or Quick Ranch Dipping Sauces.

PIGS IN A BLANKET WITH HOMEMADE DOUGH



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Pigs in a Blanket were a natural choice for serving at my farm animal them meal. I filled the hot dogs with cheese and wrapped them in a light dough to make them special. They are tasty, fun and handy to eat.

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Lunch

Time 35m

Yield 10 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 package (1/4 ounce) active dry yeast
1/3 cup plus 1 teaspoon sugar, divided
2/3 cup warm milk (110° to 115°)
1/3 cup warm water (110° to 115°)
1 egg, beaten
2 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons shortening, melted
1 teaspoon salt
3-2/3 cups all-purpose flour
10 hot dogs
2 slices process American cheese

Steps:

  • In a large bowl, dissolve yeast and 1 teaspoon sugar in milk and water; let stand for 5 minutes. Add the egg, shortening, salt, remaining sugar and enough flour to form a soft dough. , Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 8-10 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour. , Cut a 1/4-in.-deep lengthwise slit in each hot dog. Cut cheese slices into five strips; place one strip in a slit of each hot dog., Punch dough down; divide into 10 portions. Roll each into a 5-in. x 2-1/2-in. rectangle and wrap around prepared hot dogs; pinch seam and ends to seal. , Place seam side down on greased baking sheets; let rise for 30 minutes. Bake at 350° for 15-18 minutes or until golden brown.

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PIGS IN A BLANKET CHRISTMAS WREATH



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With a circular arrangement and a little decoration with some rosemary sprigs once ready to serve, you'll have a beautiful holiday wreath-styled recipe that's absolutely perfect to serve before any Christmas meal!

Provided by Rebekah Rose Hills

Categories     Christmas Appetizers

Time 35m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 5

1 (8 ounce) package refrigerated crescent rolls
2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
1 (14 ounce) package cocktail-size smoked link sausages (such as Hillshire Farm Lit'l Smokies ®)
12 sprigs fresh rosemary, or to taste
¼ cup ketchup

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  • Unroll crescent roll dough on a clean work surface and brush generously with Dijon mustard. Cut each crescent roll triangle into 3 triangular pieces. Place a sausage at the thick end of one of the crescent roll strips and roll up, ending at the narrow end. Repeat until you have used all dough and made 24 pigs in a blanket. Reserve remaining sausages for another use.
  • Arrange pigs in a blanket in a circular shape on a round pizza pan, with rolls gently touching.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until dough is golden brown and puffed up, 15 to 18 minutes. Allow to cool for a few minutes before carefully transferring the wreath onto a round serving tray. If the sections come apart during the transfer, just recreate the circle shape as best as you can.
  • Arrange rosemary sprigs around the outside of the wreath and place ketchup in a small bowl in the middle.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 269.7 calories, Carbohydrate 14.9 g, Cholesterol 30.8 mg, Fat 19.3 g, Fiber 0.2 g, Protein 8.3 g, SaturatedFat 7.1 g, Sodium 878.2 mg, Sugar 4.4 g

PIGS IN A BLANKET



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For decades, pigs in a blanket have been a staple on the cocktail-party circuit. The little sausages are the easy part. It's the pastry which, at its finest, should approximate buttery, flaky French puff pastry or pâte feuilletée. Suppose you could make decently flaky puff pastry in minutes? Christian Leue, the manager of La Boîte, a spice emporium in New York, has developed just such a marvel. And it works.

Provided by Florence Fabricant

Categories     easy, snack, finger foods, appetizer

Time 3h30m

Yield 48 pieces

Number Of Ingredients 6

2 sticks salted butter, frozen
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for kneading
1/2 cup full-fat sour cream
48 cocktail franks
Flour, for rolling
Mustard, for dipping

Steps:

  • Make the pastry: Cut each stick of frozen butter into four pieces and grate using a shredding disc in a food processor. Change to the regular blade. Add the 1 1/2 cups flour and pulse 15 or 20 times, until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add the sour cream and pulse until the dough comes together. (This can also be done by hand, using a box grater to shred the butter, working the flour into it with your fingertips or a fork, then mixing in the sour cream.)
  • Turn the dough out on a floured surface and knead briefly to form a smooth ball. Divide the dough in half and flatten each piece. Place each in a zipper-top sandwich bag, press out any air, seal the bag and use a rolling pin to roll the dough until it fills the bag, forming a square. Refrigerate two hours or overnight.
  • Make the pigs in a blanket: Heat a 10-inch skillet, preferably cast-iron, on medium. If your cocktail franks came in a plastic package, pat them dry on paper towels. Place the franks in the pan and cook, turning, frequently, until they're lightly browned, 6 to 8 minutes. Remove from the pan and drain on paper towels. Let cool to room temperature.
  • Remove dough from sandwich bags by cutting the bags and peeling them off. Roll each square of dough on a lightly floured board into a 9-by-12-inch rectangle that is about 1/8-inch thick. Cut each into four 9-by-3-inch strips, then cut each strip crosswise into six 1 1/2-inch sections. You should have 48 rectangles that are each 1 1/2 by 3 inches.
  • Heat oven to 350 degrees. Line a baking sheet with foil.
  • Place a cocktail frank on each piece of dough, across the rectangle so the longer side can be wrapped around the frank. Roll the dough around the frank, moisten the edge with water and press closed. Place each wrapped frank seam side down on the baking sheet.
  • Bake until golden, about 25 minutes. Serve at once or let cool and refrigerate or freeze, then let come to room temperature and warm at 250 degrees for 15 minutes. Serve with mustard alongside for dipping.

Tips:

  • Use high-quality ingredients: The better the ingredients, the better the pigs in a blanket will be. Look for fresh, flavorful sausage and flaky puff pastry.
  • Don't overcook the sausage: The sausage should be cooked through, but not dry. Overcooked sausage will make the pigs in a blanket tough.
  • Use a sharp knife to cut the puff pastry: This will help to prevent the pastry from tearing.
  • Be careful not to overfill the pastry: If you overfill it, the pigs in a blanket will be difficult to seal and they may burst open during baking.
  • Bake the pigs in a blanket at a high temperature: This will help the pastry to puff up and brown.
  • Serve the pigs in a blanket warm: They are best enjoyed when they are fresh out of the oven.

Conclusion:

Pigs in a blanket are a delicious and easy-to-make appetizer or snack. They are perfect for parties or potlucks, and they are always a hit with kids. With a few simple tips, you can make perfect pigs in a blanket every time. So next time you are looking for a quick and easy snack, give pigs in a blanket a try. You won't be disappointed!

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