Pigs In A Blanket

[donna]

April 24 is Pigs in a blanket day. Pigs in a blanket are defined as hot dogs, Vienna sausages, cocktail or breakfast link sausages wrapped in biscuit dough, pancake or croissant dough and baked.

Some historians write that pigs in a blanket date back to the 1600's. Field laborers in England placed meat inside of dough to take with them to the fields for their lunches.

The earliest written record of this dish appeared in "Betty Crocker's Cooking for Kids" which was published in 1957. There are testimonials from some who said they enjoyed this dish before the publication of this cookbook.

Others claim the pig in a blanket was created at a diner in Oklahoma in 1960's. Others claim it started in the Far East, where Asian cultures placed fish in a similar roll and later Americans copied this dish with hot dogs and biscuits.

Wherever pigs in the blanket first began, they are a very tasty and popular dish.

Have pigs in a blanket today and celebrate them!

 

[MRB1863]

Like pigs in the blanket. They're super when dipped in a favorite mustard.

 

[nitrofd]

Another winner.my wife likes to me the using Hillshire.Farms brand L'll.Smokies and biscuit dough.

 

[MRB1863]

The L'll Smokies are delicious with biscuit dough! Tried the "All beef fat free 100% Angus hot dogs" and they are superb. Have a great snap and are dense and meaty, not puffy and airy like some. More resemble a hand cased in texture. They are more expensive, but (to me) worth every cent.

 

[chellers]

Sometimes I use Crescent Roll dough. Cut each triangle lengthwise in half and you have 16 smaller triangles; perfect size for rolling up li'l smokies.

 

[nitrofd]

Sometimes I use Crescent Roll dough. Cut each triangle lengthwise in half and you have 16 smaller triangles; perfect size for rolling up li'l smokies.

When we use crescent roll dough they get real flakey.

 

[nitrofd]

I like to dip them in Nathan ' s mustard as it is a good deli one.justthe right amount of Zing.

 

[chellers]

Yum, Grey Poupon grainy mustard here.

 

[chellers]

When we use crescent roll dough they get real flakey.

Dunno, @nitrofd, mine don't get "real flakey."

 

[nitrofd]

Dunno, @nitrofd, mine don't get "real flakey."

I think it a have to do with the oven and the temperature.

 

[donna]

We love crescent rolls. You have to be careful how hot oven gets and length of cooking time. Each oven, I find is different.

When we were in Florida last week, our daughter was going to have crescent rolls with dinner. They burnt on the bottom. I advised but nicely, that maybe not set temperature as high as posted and cook shorter length of time.

She said that with my recommendation she had better luck the next time.

 

[nitrofd]

To get a proper oven temperature you really need a thermometer inside the oven as what you set it for may not be a true temperature.

 

[Blessmag]

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[donna]

Blessmag Knew you would have a cute picture. The pig is so sweet.

 

[donna]

Bumping for Pigs In A Blanket Day.

 

[nitrofd]

God meal,one of my favorites.

 

[amweiner]

Bumping for Pigs In A Blanket Day.

Thank you, @donna! Of course, any day that ends in "-day" should rightly be Pigs In A Blanket Day.

 

[donna]

Bumping for Pigs In Blanket Day, April 24. This be a great lunch for today.

 

[AnnaLee]

I occasionally make Pigs in a Blanket using the crescent roll dough and cocktail sausages. We like to eat them with baked beans, French fries and sometimes with cole slaw. They are also good just with mustard.

 

[nitrofd]

I occasionally make Pigs in a Blanket using the crescent roll dough and cocktail sausages. We like to eat them with baked beans, French fries and sometimes with cole slaw. They are also good just with mustard.

We like to make them from the "Lil Smokies",only problem is i eat too many of them.