Pigs in a Blanket from Scratch
A fantastic and easy to make snack, pigs in a blanket is one of the favorite snacks in USA, UK and a few other countries. Even though the name sounds funny and some what complicated, it is nothing but your scrumptious hot dogs or sausages with special pigs in a blanket crescent rolls. Read on to see if your pigs in a blanket recipe and the following method for the same is the same!
Pigs in a Blanket Recipe
Ingredients
2 cups all-purpose flour, 1 tablespoon sugar, 2 teaspoons baking powder, half teaspoon baking soda, half teaspoon salt, 4 tablespoons unsalted cold butter cut into small pieces, half cup grated cheddar cheese (for pigs in a blanket with cheese), ¾ cup buttermilk and 18 miniature hot dogs.
Method
- Adjust the oven to 400 degree F and then take a large baking sheet and grease it.
- Mix the flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and baking soda in a bowl and then rub the butter in this mixture till it becomes crumbly.
- Stir the cheese in the dough and make sure it is evenly distributed.
- Now, in the dough, create a crater and add the buttermilk. Using a wooden spoon, stir well and let it stay for around 3 minutes.
- Sprinkle the dough using flour and stir for couple of times at the most. Then, turn this dough on clean counter dusted with flour.
- Now, pat the dough in a rectangle measuring 15 inches by 7 inches with a bit of flour on your hands. In case you are not able to get a proper rectangle, you might have to trim the sides.
- Take a pizza cutter and slice the rectangle into one thirds, horizontally and then those pieces in one thirds vertically. There you have 9 rectangles and your pigs in a blanket crescent rolls are almost done.
- Once you have these dough rectangles, slice each rectangle diagonally to get 2 thin triangles. Then roll the sausages in these triangles and place the side with a point down on the greased sheet.
- Finally, bake for around 13 to 15 minutes till the color changes to golden brown.
- Transfer the goodies on a wire rack after they cool down for a few minutes on the greased sheet itself.
A variation of pigs in blankets is if you use smokies then the crescent dough strips have to be 1½ by 1½ inches in size. On the other hand if you have hot dogs, cut the strips in the size 2½ by 5 inches. For more on sausage and pork recipes, read That's it! This was an easy pigs in a blanket recipe, wasn't it? Well, I am sure now you are going to make them often, serve them hot and enjoy them with your favorite company!
Bon Appetit!

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