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Pigs in a Blanket Crescent Rolls

They're the perfect party food! Easy Pigs in a Blanket Crescent Rolls are bite-sized snacks with lots of savory flavor, especially when served with a dip.
Prep Time16 minutes
Cook Time25 minutes
Cooling Time10 minutes
Total Time51 minutes
Course: Appetizer, Holidays, New Year's Eve, Snack
Cuisine: American, Savory
Servings: 10 servings
Calories: 154kcal
Author: Nancy Mock

Ingredients

  • 16 ounces fully-cooked pork, chicken, or beef dinner sausages (4 links) (Such as garlic and Gruyère chicken sausages in 4-packs from Aidells.— Use your favorite flavor.)
  • 8 ounces crescent roll dough (the kind that comes in a tube, such as Pillsbury.)
  • 1 large egg
  • Toothpicks or party picks
  • Dipping sauce such as spicy mustards, pepper jelly, chili sauce or cheese sauce

Instructions

Prepare the crescent roll dough:

  • Preheat the oven to 375° F. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
  • Open the tube of crescent roll dough and unroll it onto a lightly floured surface. Pinch the perforated seams together with your fingers. Use a rolling pin to roll out the sheet of dough to make it just a little thinner and larger.
  • (Some brands also sell crescent roll dough sheets—you can use this instead and not have to worry about closing the perforations.)
  • Cut the dough with a knife or pizza cutter into 4 equal sqaures.

Wrap and brush the sausages:

  • Place a sausage on one of the dough sections; pull the dough up and around the sausage to fully enclose it.
  • Pinch the seams and ends of the dough closed. Place the sausage roll on the prepared baking sheet.
  • Repeat with the rest of the dough sections and sausages. Space them apart from each other on the baking sheet.
  • Beat the egg together with a teaspoon of water in a small dish. Brush this egg mixture over the sausage rolls, covering all of the surfaces and the ends. 

Bake:

  • Bake the pigs in a blanket crescent rolls for 15 minutes. Then, drape a piece of foil loosely over the tops of the rolls (to prevent over-browning) and bake them for 10 minutes longer.
  • Remove them from the oven and allow them to cool for about 10 minutes.

Slice and serve:

  • Use a serrated knife to slice each baked roll into six bite-sized pieces. Skewer each piece with a toothpick or party pick down through the top. 
  • Arrange the Pigs In A Blanket Crescent Rolls bites on a serving platter, along with a small bowl of a dipping sauce of your choice. Serve them while they're warm.
  • Makes about 24 bite-sized pieces.
  • Store any leftover pigs in a blanket in a covered container in the refrigerator.

Notes

  • Some brands also have crescent roll dough sheets—you can use this instead and not have to worry about closing the perforations.

Nutrition

Serving: 1serving | Calories: 154kcal | Carbohydrates: 10g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 42mg | Sodium: 533mg | Potassium: 6mg | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 145IU | Vitamin C: 0.5mg | Calcium: 3mg | Iron: 0.7mg
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