**Explore the Sensational Flavors of Hungarian Pigs in Blankets: A Culinary Journey Through Three Tempting Recipes**
Embark on a culinary adventure with Hungarian pigs in blankets, a delightful dish that combines savory sausage wrapped in a blanket of golden-brown pastry. Immerse yourself in the diverse flavors of three irresistible recipes, each offering a unique twist on this classic dish. Discover the secrets of the traditional Hungarian version, featuring a symphony of paprika, garlic, and caraway seeds. Unleash your creativity with the bacon-wrapped variation, where crispy bacon adds an extra layer of smoky goodness. And for a vegetarian delight, try the delectable veggie-filled pigs in blankets, bursting with a medley of colorful vegetables. Prepare to tantalize your taste buds as you explore these culinary gems, perfect for any occasion.
PIGS IN A BLANKET
For decades, pigs in a blanket have been a staple on the cocktail-party circuit. The little sausages are the easy part. It's the pastry which, at its finest, should approximate buttery, flaky French puff pastry or pâte feuilletée. Suppose you could make decently flaky puff pastry in minutes? Christian Leue, the manager of La Boîte, a spice emporium in New York, has developed just such a marvel. And it works.
Provided by Florence Fabricant
Categories easy, snack, finger foods, appetizer
Time 3h30m
Yield 48 pieces
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Make the pastry: Cut each stick of frozen butter into four pieces and grate using a shredding disc in a food processor. Change to the regular blade. Add the 1 1/2 cups flour and pulse 15 or 20 times, until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add the sour cream and pulse until the dough comes together. (This can also be done by hand, using a box grater to shred the butter, working the flour into it with your fingertips or a fork, then mixing in the sour cream.)
- Turn the dough out on a floured surface and knead briefly to form a smooth ball. Divide the dough in half and flatten each piece. Place each in a zipper-top sandwich bag, press out any air, seal the bag and use a rolling pin to roll the dough until it fills the bag, forming a square. Refrigerate two hours or overnight.
- Make the pigs in a blanket: Heat a 10-inch skillet, preferably cast-iron, on medium. If your cocktail franks came in a plastic package, pat them dry on paper towels. Place the franks in the pan and cook, turning, frequently, until they're lightly browned, 6 to 8 minutes. Remove from the pan and drain on paper towels. Let cool to room temperature.
- Remove dough from sandwich bags by cutting the bags and peeling them off. Roll each square of dough on a lightly floured board into a 9-by-12-inch rectangle that is about 1/8-inch thick. Cut each into four 9-by-3-inch strips, then cut each strip crosswise into six 1 1/2-inch sections. You should have 48 rectangles that are each 1 1/2 by 3 inches.
- Heat oven to 350 degrees. Line a baking sheet with foil.
- Place a cocktail frank on each piece of dough, across the rectangle so the longer side can be wrapped around the frank. Roll the dough around the frank, moisten the edge with water and press closed. Place each wrapped frank seam side down on the baking sheet.
- Bake until golden, about 25 minutes. Serve at once or let cool and refrigerate or freeze, then let come to room temperature and warm at 250 degrees for 15 minutes. Serve with mustard alongside for dipping.
PIGS IN A BLANKET
These homemade pigs in a blanket will be the star of your game day or get-together snacks!
Provided by Maegan - The BakerMama
Categories Appetizer
Time 35m
Yield 25
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 425°F. Butter or lightly grease a large baking sheet and set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine the flour, milk and 2 tablespoons melted butter until a ball forms. Roll dough into a thin rectangle on a lightly floured surface, about 1/4-inch thick. Cut dough lenghthwise into 1-inch strips.
- Using a fork, prick each little smokie twice. Place a little smokie on the end of a strip of dough and roll twice to blanket it. Cut dough and press gently to seal the loose end. Place sealed side down on the prepared baking sheet. Repeat with remaining little smokies.
- Brush each pig with some of the egg wash and sprinkle with a pinch of kosher salt.
- Bake for 12-15 minutes or until dough starts to turn golden brown. Serve with ketchup and mustard.
PIGS IN A BLANKET
Kids love this one. My mom made it for me as did her mom. If making for a small child, cut the hot dogs into fourths length wise. The cheese is always optional.
Provided by Brandie2134
Categories Meat and Poultry Recipes Pork
Time 30m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 3
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Wrap cheese around each frankfurter then the biscuit around that. Put on cookie sheet with the overlap of biscuit faced down, so you don't have to use tooth picks.
- Bake in preheated oven until biscuits are brown, about 10 to 15 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 457.7 calories, Carbohydrate 24.8 g, Cholesterol 57.1 mg, Fat 31.8 g, Fiber 0.3 g, Protein 17.1 g, SaturatedFat 14.3 g, Sodium 1760.4 mg, Sugar 5.2 g
PIGS IN BLANKETS
Provided by Nigella Lawson : Food Network
Categories appetizer
Time 40m
Yield 50 pieces
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
- Measure 2 cups of flour into a bowl, add the salt and grated cheese and mix lightly with a fork. Pour the milk into a measuring cup to come up to 1-cup mark and then crack in the egg and add the oil. Beat to combine, then pour into the dry ingredients, forking to mix as you go. You may, at the end, feel the dough's either too dry or too damp: add either more milk or more flour and fork together again until you've got a soft dough that's not too sticky to be rolled out.
- Break the dough into 2 pieces and roll 1 piece on a lightly floured surface. Scone dough is a dream to work with; in fact, I find it deeply pleasurable. Just roll as clumsily and heavy handedly as you like: no harm will come to it. You want a thin, but not exaggeratedly so, rectangle. A square wouldn't be the end of the world either, so don't start getting out the geometry set: this is the roughest of instructions.
- Cut the dough into approximately 1 3/4-inch strips, and then cut each strip at approximately 2 1/2-inch intervals so that you end up with a collection of small, raggedy oblongs (I just cut each strip as I go, but it's probably more efficient to do the whole batch of dough at 1 time).
- Take a cocktail sausage and put it at 1 end of an oblong at a slight diagonal and then roll up, pressing on the infinitely compliant dough to squeeze it shut, and then place on a nonstick baking sheet, or 1 lined with parchment. Carry on until you've finished all your strips and then get to work with the remaining dough. Three baking sheets should do it.
- Now, dip a pastry brush into the beaten egg mixture and paint on the pastry for a golden glaze. Put in the oven and cook for 12 to 15 minutes, by which time they should be puffy and burnished. Remove from the oven and let cool a little before giving them to the children.
PIGS IN THE BLANKET AKA STUFFED CABBAGE
I started with Mom's recipe and modified it over the 25 years of my marriage. Also I learned a method of rolling the "pigs" from one of Martha Stewart's books.
Provided by Mama Cee Jay
Categories German
Time 2h30m
Yield 24 cabbage rolls, 10-12 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Wilt head of cabbage in large pot of boiling water for 5 minutes. Remove cabbage from pot, cool slightly and separate leaves, taking care not to break the leaves.
- Mix ground beef, sausage, cooked rice, garlic salt, paprika and pepper. Form 3 inch balls. Place meatball into cabbage leaf and fold leaf around the ball. Place roll into a large square of cheesecloth, cover and twist ends of the cloth to shape and tighten the roll. Remove cabbage roll and repeat until all filling is used.
- In a large roasting pan which has been coated with olive oil, place layer of cabbage rolls (folded side down), cover with 1 can of tomatoes, and repeat. Pour chicken broth over the layers.
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Cover roasting pan and bake for 2 hours or until until cabbage is tender. Serve with mashed potatoes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 515.6, Fat 22.3, SaturatedFat 8, Cholesterol 91.7, Sodium 902.5, Carbohydrate 45.7, Fiber 6.2, Sugar 8.2, Protein 32.7
PIGS IN A BLANKET
These baked hot dog sandwiches appeal to kids of all ages. Even my husband, Allan, admits to enjoying every bite! We like to dip them in ketchup and mustard. -Linda Young, Longmont, Colorado
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 25m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 375°. Separate crescent dough into triangles. Place hot dogs at wide ends of triangles and roll up. Place on an ungreased baking sheet. Combine egg and water; brush over rolls. Sprinkle caraway over tops; press lightly into rolls. , Bake 12-15 minutes or until golden brown.
Nutrition Facts :
HUNGARIAN PIGS IN BLANKET
Make and share this Hungarian Pigs in Blanket recipe from Food.com.
Provided by jim_mcke
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 3h
Yield 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- steam cabbage until soft enough to fold.
- mix onion rice pork paprika and salt. place small amount of mixture on each cabbage leaf and roll tightly.
- In a large pan alternate layers of sauerkraut and cabbage rolls. Cover all with tomato juice.
- Cook @ 350 2-3 hours.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 496.8, Fat 24.4, SaturatedFat 8.9, Cholesterol 106.7, Sodium 663.4, Carbohydrate 35.9, Fiber 6.8, Sugar 9.6, Protein 34.5
TWO-INGREDIENT DOUGH PIGS IN A BLANKET
Two ingredients are all you need to make the homemade dough for these pigs in a blanket that will be the hit of your next party. I like to serve with mustard dipping sauce but BBQ sauce and cheese dip are good too.
Provided by Soup Loving Nicole
Categories Pastry Appetizers
Time 25m
Yield 24
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Place Greek yogurt in a large bowl. Add flour and stir until crumbly. Dust a cutting board with flour. Add dough mixture to the cutting board and knead until smooth, about 5 minutes.
- Whisk egg and water together in a separate bowl.
- Roll dough into a 12x6-inch rectangle. Cut dough in half lengthwise. Cut crosswise into 1-inch strips to form 24 strips.
- Wrap 1 dough strip around a cocktail wiener and place seam side down onto the prepared baking sheet. Repeat with remaining cocktail wieners.
- Brush egg wash evenly over dough. Sprinkle each pig in the blanket with everything bagel seasoning.
- Bake in the preheated oven until browned, about 15 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 56.1 calories, Carbohydrate 3.3 g, Cholesterol 12.9 mg, Fat 3.3 g, Fiber 0.1 g, Protein 2.1 g, SaturatedFat 1.4 g, Sodium 231.2 mg
JUMBO PIGS IN BLANKETS
Make super-sized pigs in blankets for an extra-special Christmas side dish. Brush with maple syrup at the end of cooking for even more indulgence
Provided by Good Food team
Categories Side dish
Time 40m
Yield Serves 4 (with leftovers)
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- Heat the oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Working with one sausage at a time, lay a rosemary sprig on top and wrap a bacon rasher around it.
- Put the wrapped sausages on a baking sheet and drizzle with the oil. Roast for 25-30 mins, until golden brown and cooked through.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 307 calories, Fat 24 grams fat, SaturatedFat 8 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 6 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 1 grams sugar, Fiber 2 grams fiber, Protein 16 grams protein, Sodium 2.2 milligram of sodium
Tips:
- For a more authentic Hungarian flavor, use Hungarian paprika.
- If you don't have sour cream, you can substitute plain yogurt.
- To make the pigs in a blanket ahead of time, assemble them and then freeze them. When you're ready to cook them, thaw them overnight in the refrigerator and then bake them according to the recipe instructions.
- Serve the pigs in a blanket with your favorite dipping sauce, such as ketchup, mustard, or ranch dressing.
Conclusion:
Hungarian pigs in a blanket are a delicious and easy-to-make appetizer or snack. They're perfect for parties or potlucks, and they're always a hit with kids and adults alike. With their savory sausage filling and crispy breadcrumb coating, these pigs in a blanket are sure to be a crowd-pleaser.
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