Baseball Game Day Pigs Blanket (Printable Version)

Mini sausages wrapped in golden pastry served with a tangy mustard dip, perfect for gatherings.

# What You'll Need:

→ Pigs in a Blanket

01 - 1 package (14 oz) cocktail sausages or mini hot dogs, approximately 32 pieces
02 - 1 sheet puff pastry (10 x 10 inches), thawed
03 - 1 large egg
04 - 1 tablespoon water
05 - 1 tablespoon sesame seeds or poppy seeds, optional

→ Mustard Dip

06 - 1/4 cup Dijon mustard
07 - 2 tablespoons honey
08 - 1 tablespoon mayonnaise
09 - 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
10 - Pinch of cayenne pepper, optional

# Directions:

01 - Preheat oven to 400°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
02 - Unfold puff pastry on a lightly floured surface and cut into 32 equal strips approximately 1/2 inch wide.
03 - Pat sausages dry with paper towels. Wrap each sausage with a strip of puff pastry, pressing the seam firmly to seal.
04 - Place wrapped sausages seam-side down on the prepared baking sheet in a single layer.
05 - Whisk egg with water in a small bowl. Brush each pastry-wrapped sausage generously with egg wash. Sprinkle with sesame or poppy seeds if desired.
06 - Bake for 13 to 15 minutes until puffed and golden brown.
07 - While baking, whisk together Dijon mustard, honey, mayonnaise, apple cider vinegar, and cayenne pepper in a small bowl until smooth and well combined.
08 - Transfer baked pigs in a blanket to a serving platter. Serve warm alongside the mustard dip.

# Expert Advice:

01 -
  • They disappear faster than you can bake them, which means everyone genuinely loves what you made.
  • Fifteen minutes of actual work turns into thirty minutes of baking while you can chat, hydrate, or just breathe.
  • The mustard dip tastes homemade without any fancy techniques or mysterious ingredients.
02 -
  • Wet sausages ruin your pastry wrap because moisture prevents the seam from sticking, so that paper towel step isn't optional.
  • If your puff pastry cracks while wrapping, pinch it back together with a tiny drop of water and keep going—nobody notices these repairs once baked.
03 -
  • Arrange them seam-side down and they won't unravel or leak filling everywhere during baking.
  • Use an egg wash and they'll emerge looking professional and golden, which somehow makes people think you spent three hours cooking.
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