Pigs In A Blanket With Homemade Dough Recipes

PIGS IN A BLANKET WITH HOMEMADE DOUGH

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.

PIGS IN A BLANKET (FROM SCRATCH)

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 400ºF. Grease a large baking sheet. Sift the dry ingredients (flour through salt) into a mixing bowl (or dump them in one at a time, whatever).
• Rub the butter pieces into the dry ingredients until mixture is crumbly. Stir in cheese until evenly distributed.
• Make a well in the dry ingredients and add the buttermilk. Stir well with a wooden spoon. Let the dough sit for 3 minutes.
• Sprinkle the dough with flour and stir once or twice then turn out onto a well floured counter.
• With floured hands, pat the dough into a 15 by 7 inch rectangle, trimming the sides if necessary to get a true rectangle. (Handle the dough as little as possible for tenderness, yeah right).
• Using a pizza cutter, slice the rectangle into thirds horizontally then slice each third into thirds vertically, this will give you 9 small rectangles. Slice each rectangle diagonally into two thin triangles.
• One at a time, roll up the sausages in the triangles. Place pointy side down on greased cookie sheet.
• Bake for 12 to 13 minutes, until golden brown. Cool on the sheet for 3 minutes then tranfer to a wire rack.

PIGS IN A BLANKET WITH HOMEMADE PASTRY DOUGH

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar and baking powder. Cut in shortening and butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Gradually add milk, tossing with a fork until dough forms a ball. Divide dough into three portions. Refrigerate until chilled., Meanwhile, for filling, in a large bowl, combine Zwieback crumbs, salt and pepper. Crumble beef and pork over mixture and mix well. Shape rounded tablespoonfuls of meat mixture into 3-in. logs; set aside., Preheat oven to 350°. On a floured surface, knead one portion of dough 8-10 times. Roll dough to 1/8-in. thickness; cut with a floured 3-in. round cutter. , Place one log in the center of each circle. Brush edges of dough with water; fold dough over filling and pinch edges to seal. Reroll scraps. Repeat with remaining dough and filling., Place on greased racks in shallow baking pans. Bake 35-40 minutes or until a thermometer reads 160°. Serve with mustard if desired.

TWO-INGREDIENT DOUGH PIGS IN A BLANKET

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Place Greek yogurt in a large bowl. Add flour and stir until crumbly. Dust a cutting board with flour. Add dough mixture to the cutting board and knead until smooth, about 5 minutes.
• Whisk egg and water together in a separate bowl.
• Roll dough into a 12x6-inch rectangle. Cut dough in half lengthwise. Cut crosswise into 1-inch strips to form 24 strips.
• Wrap 1 dough strip around a cocktail wiener and place seam side down onto the prepared baking sheet. Repeat with remaining cocktail wieners.
• Brush egg wash evenly over dough. Sprinkle each pig in the blanket with everything bagel seasoning.
• Bake in the preheated oven until browned, about 15 minutes.

PIGS IN A BLANKET

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.