Pigs-in-a-Blanket "Fat Boys"

[PaulOinMA]

I was looking for something to eat while watching football a couple of years ago. I said, "I'm going to wrap Parker House roll dough around hot dog pieces." My wife's eyes got really wide in a "that's a great idea" look.

Great to make and keep in the freezer. Made them for the guys for a Daytona 500 party last year. I think it turned into a hot dog eating contest.

Here is the regular roll recipe from breadworld.com.

http://breadworld.com/Recipe.aspx?id=219

For Fat Boys ...

¾ cup milk
¾ cup water
2 envelopes yeast

4-3/4 to 5-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/3 cup sugar
1½ teaspoon salt
¼ cup butter diced, and allowed to warm to room temperature
1 large egg

1. Let hot dogs warm to room temperature. I use Deuteschmacher skinless hot dogs. BJ’s carries them. There are 14 hot dogs per package. Remove cellophane wrapper and cut hot dogs into thirds.

2. Add yeast to warm (105 – 110 °F) water and milk with a pinch of sugar. Stir with a fork to dissolve and let stand five minutes.

3. Add flour, sugar, and salt to mixing bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a dough hook.

4. Dice butter and add to beaten egg in a bowl.

5. Turn on mixer. Add butter and egg. Add yeast mixture. Knead a few minutes. Turn onto a lightly floured surface and knead for several minutes until smooth and elastic. Cover and let rest 10 minutes.

6. Cut a portion of the dough and roll thin. Cut into strips and pieces with a pizza cutter. Wrap around hot dogs. Wet finger to help seal edges. Roll between palms of hand to even wrapped hot dogs.

7. Repeat with all dough and hot dogs. Let rise on cookie sheets about an hour in a warm place. I use silicone baking mats on the cookie sheets. May need to grease the sheets or use parchment paper, if you don’t have baking mats.

8. Bake at 400 °F about 13-15 minutes until done.

9. They freeze very well, so they can be made in advance. They are a huge hit at parties and disappear rapidly. Enjoy!

Brought them over to a Super Bowl party on Sunday. They disappeared. Someone was standing next to me, held one up, and asked, "I just want yo know ... who made these?"



Made them again to bring to my parents yesterday, so they can have them in their freezer. here is the set-up for making them.



All done. Leftover pieces can be moistened and stacked to make a few dinner rolls, and the remaining dough can be pressed flat and cut into rounds to make rolls.



Having people over for the Daytona 500 again this Sunday. Will be making a lot of them.
_________________
Pitt's & Spitt's U2436

[SmokinOkie]

I'm thinking little smokers or some good sausage instead of H/D.

Great post, thanks.

[Jarhead]

Great idea, those look good.
Think I will try hot Italian sausage though.
_________________
Gunny 3073/4044/8411

Jarhead's World Blog
KCBS CBJ & HMFIC Debbie's Q Shack