HOW TO MAKE PIG IN A BLANKET FROM SCRATCH RECIPES

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.

Steps:

• Slice the frankfurters as needed.
• Unroll the packaged crescent roll dough.
• Remove one triangle of dough. Slice it into three sections.
• Place a cut frank on the larger end of the dough piece.
• Roll the frank in the crescent roll, sealing the loose end by pressing the dough together.
• Arrange the franks in a circle on a baking sheet.
• Place one egg in a small bowl.
• Add about 1 teaspoon of water. Whisk well with a fork or small whisk.
• Brush a light coating of this egg wash on the top of the dough wrapped franks.
• Sprinkle each roll with a few poppy seeds.
• Bake for 10 to 15 minutes in a 375F degree oven.
• Remove when the tops are lightly browned. Do not let the bottoms burn.
• Decorate the wreath as desired. Serve with dipping sauce of choice.
• Enjoy!