I used to love pigs in blankets as a kid. And what’s not to love, fluffy yeast dough and sausage. This is a fun dish to eat for the whole family.
The ready made pigs in blankets can stay soft the whole day, and stay fresh in the fridge for up to 2-3 days. The can be reheated in the microwave, to bring back the softness.
A very cool snack food, can be packed into kids lunches or just an after school snack. A very good and delicious dish. Enjoy!
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Pigs in Blankets
Equipment
- Baking tray
- Large mixing bowl
Ingredients
For the yeast dough:
- 2½ cups (325 grams) all-purpose flour
- 150 ml milk
- 50 grams butter, melted
- 1 pack dry active yeast
- 2 teaspoons white granulated sugar
- ½ teaspoon salt
For the assembly:
- 8-10 sausages, about 10 cm in length
- 1 large egg
Instructions
- Melt the butter and cool it down to about 40°C (4°F). Warm up the milk to about 40-45°C (4-5°F).
- Sift the flour into a large bowl. Combine 2 cups of flour (leave the rest for kneading the dough) with sugar, salt and dry active yeast. Mix through.Add the warmed milk and cooled melted butter to the bowl with the dry ingredients. Make the dough.
- Gradually start adding the remaining flour, until the dough is smooth and does not stick to your hands.Place the dough into a large clean bowl, cover with a clean towel or plastic foo wrap and put in a warm place for about 45 minutes, to rise.After 45 minutes pass, the dough would have grown, take it out, knead it a couple of times and put it back for the second rising, for another 45 minutes.
- After the second rising, take out the dough, knead it a couple of times, then cut it into equal pieces for each sausage.
- I had 8 sausages, so 8 pieces of dough. The sausages that I used were called Mini Frankfurter.
- Roll each pieces, or stretch it with your hands, into a rectangle, about 10 cm in length. Cut it into strips, place the sausage in the middle and start closing the dough strips on top of the sausage, making a sort of like braid pattern. Or you can just roll the sausage up in the dough, or make a long strip from the dough and wrap it around the sausage. As you wish.
- Repeat with the remaining dough and sausages.
- Cover a baking tray with parchment paper, place all the wrapped sausages onto the tray, leaving some space between them, the dough will expand a bit. Cover the sausages with a clean towel and allow to stand for about 10-15 minutes. Heat up the oven in the meantime.
- Preheat the oven to 200°C (392°F). Beat the egg with 2 tablespoons of water. Brush all the sausages with the egg/water wash. Do not dispose the remaining egg wash, you will need it.
- Bake the sausages in the preheated oven for 10 minutes.After 10 minutes, take the baking tray out, brush the sausages again with the egg wash, place them back for another 10 minutes.
- Allow the sausages to cool for about 10-15 minutes before serving. The sausage is very hot inside.
- Enjoy!
Nutritional Facts:
Calories: 231 kcal, Total Fat: 6.5 grams, Saturated Fat: 2.6 grams, Cholesterol: 37 mg, Sodium: 333 mg, Total Carbohydrates: 33.3 grams, Dietary Fiber: 1.3 grams, Total Sugars: 2 grams, Protein: 9.3 grams, Vitamin D: 2 mcg, Calcium: 33 mg, Iron: 2 mg, Potassium: 81 mg
Servings: 8 sausages
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