Description
Delicious and easy-to-make pigs in a blanket featuring hot dogs wrapped in crescent roll dough with cheese and a flavorful garlic butter glaze, perfect as a snack or appetizer.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients
- 4 hot dogs
- 2 slices American cheese
- 1 package crescent roll dough (triangle shape)
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
Butter Glaze
- 2 tablespoons salted butter
- 1/4 teaspoon onion powder
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
For Serving
- Ketchup
- Mustard
- Maldon salt (flaked sea salt)
Instructions
- Preheat Oven: Preheat your oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit and line a medium baking sheet with parchment paper to ensure easy cleanup.
- Prepare Dough Rectangles: Remove the crescent roll dough from the package, keeping it intact. Gently pull it into four rectangles by pinching the middle of the triangles together so the dough stays in rectangular shapes for easier cutting and rolling.
- Cut Dough Strips: Using a pizza cutter, slice each rectangle into three long strips approximately 3/4-inch wide and 4 inches long, giving you a total of twelve strips.
- Prepare Hot Dogs and Cheese: Cut each of the four hot dogs into thirds to yield twelve pieces. Cut each slice of cheese in half, then each half into thirds, resulting in six small pieces of cheese.
- Assemble Pigs in a Blanket: Optionally brush each dough strip with some Dijon mustard. Place a small piece of cheese at the bottom of each strip, then top with a hot dog piece. Roll the dough around the hot dog and cheese and place the rolled pieces seam side down on the prepared baking sheet.
- Bake: Bake the pigs in a blanket in the preheated oven for 12 minutes or until the dough is golden brown and the cheese has melted nicely.
- Prepare Butter Glaze: While baking, melt the salted butter in a small saucepan and stir in the garlic powder and onion powder to create a flavorful glaze.
- Glaze and Season: When the pigs in a blanket come out of the oven, brush them generously with the butter glaze and sprinkle with flaked Maldon salt.
- Serve: Serve warm with ketchup and mustard or a dipping sauce of your choice for a delicious snack or appetizer.
Notes
- If you prefer a spicier flavor, use spicy mustard instead of Dijon mustard or add a pinch of cayenne to the butter glaze.
- You can substitute American cheese with cheddar or your favorite melting cheese for a different taste.
- To save time, hot dogs can be precooked if desired, but this recipe works well with uncooked hot dogs wrapped and baked.
- Use a pizza cutter or sharp knife to cut the dough strips evenly for uniform cooking.
- Brush the dough strips with mustard to add extra flavor and moisture to the rolls.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 pig in a blanket
- Calories: 180 kcal
- Sugar: 2 g
- Sodium: 450 mg
- Fat: 12 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 12 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 6 g
- Cholesterol: 25 mg
