Cooking Mommy: Pigs in a Blanket

Monday, April 27, 2009

Pigs in a Blanket

My husband can't believe I'm posting this meal. I remember my mom making these growing up, and they are so fun and easy to do, I had to post them. :-) I figure maybe someone else will find them as fun as I did as a child and do now as a parent. My boys loved these, by the way!

Ingredients

1 package of little smokies or little polskas
1 package of crescent rolls

Directions

Unroll your crescent rolls and slice into small pieces (I cut each triangle into 4-5 pieces). Wrap your smokies in the pieces, put onto a cookie sheet, and bake according to the crescent roll directions on the package. Serve with ketchup and mustard. So fun!

2 comments:

Cindy McHaffieApril 27, 2009 at 12:34 PM
I used hot dogs when I made them. I made a long slit in the dogs and put part of a folded slice of American cheese before cooking. You guys loved them (as I did too). Alas, no more, as that would really do a number on my cholesterol counts.
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AmberApril 27, 2009 at 1:23 PM
That sounds yummy! I will have to try that next time. I remembered having the little ones for some odd reason, but maybe we did that just once.
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Allergies and Intolerances

My son, Daniel previously had allergies to egg whites and peanuts. I am lactose intolerant. My nephews have allergies to many foods. I will try my best to label things to help those with allergies since I know it's difficult finding recipes sometimes when someone in your home has common food allergies. Make sure you check labels yourself. If it's marked soy-free or nut-free, it only means it doesn't have the soy or nut protein in it, not necessarily the oils. Look for dairy-free, egg-free, gluten/wheat-free, nut-free, and soy-free labels.

Egg replacements

If you need an egg free recipe, I have some great egg replacements. Now these really won't work in recipes that require a lot of eggs, like a meringue or cheesecake, but they do work well in most recipes I've ever tried.

Egg replacement #1: use 1 Tbsp ground flax seed and 3 Tbsp of water in place of 1 egg. Why this works? I don't know, but flax seed is extremely healthy for you, full of lots of omega fatty acids, so this is my preferred substitute.

Egg replacement #2: Boil 1 cup of water and 1 packet of unflavored gelatin together. In it's liquid state, use 3 1/2 Tbsp of this in place of 1 egg.

I have found sometimes one works better than the other. The flax seed seems to work better overall, I believe, but my mother-in-law made Christmas cookies with the gelatin and you couldn't even tell the difference.