Homemade Pigs in a Blanket
A homemade version of the classic 'pigs in a blanket'. An easy, quick and kid friendly lunch with homemade crescent roll dough.
Ingredients
- 2.5 cups of flour plus more if needed
- 2 1/4 teaspoons instant yeast
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup warm water
- 2 tablespoons avocado oil can substitute for olive oil
- Mini sausages or smokies
- Sharp cheddar cheese cut into thin slices
- 1/2 stick melted butter
- Sea Salt
Instructions
- In a stand mixer, whisk together flour, instant yeast, sugar and salt. Add warm water and oil. Using a dough hook, mix on low for 5-7 minutes. If dough is continuing to stick to sides of the bowl, add a tablespoon of flour at a time. It will stick to the bottom of the bowl but not to the sides.
- Cover and let rise for 45 minutes or until doubled in size.
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Lightly flour a work surface. Roll dough out to 12” x 20” rectangle (or close to it).
- Starting on the long edge, cut 4 equal sections. Then cut each of those 4 sections into small triangles, anywhere from 9-11 per section. (This also depends on the preferred dough to sausage ratio. If you want less dough per ‘blanket’, cut more triangles per section).
- Place sausage and piece of cheese at the bottom of the triangle and roll up. Place on a parchment lined cookie sheet seam side down.
- Melt butter. Brush the pigs in a blanket before baking. Sprinkle with sea salt.
- Cook for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown. Rotate pans halfway through and tent with foil if necessary.