pigs in a blanket

Bundled cocktail franks

Pigs in a blanket are small sausages or hot dogs wrapped in dough and baked.

In American usage, cocktail wieners wrapped in crescent roll dough or biscuit dough are the standard version, served as appetizers or snacks.

British usage typically refers to sausages wrapped in bacon, often served alongside a roast dinner.

We made pigs in a blanket for the Super Bowl party.

The name playfully evokes the image of little pigs tucked into bedding.

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dough · appetizer · puff pastry · snack · crescent roll · miniature · crowd-pleaser · morsel · American cuisine · mustard · honey mustard · ketchup · potlucks · tailgates · British cuisine · cocktail party · Super Bowl party · wrapped

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Family

blanket, pigs, piglet, piglets, pigsty, swine, porcine, pigskin, pigsties

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Top 100,000
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Known to kids · Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G