National Pigs-In-A-Blanket Day

Today is National Pigs-In-A-Blanket Day! This delicious finger food is popular with kids and cocktail party guests all across the world. In fact, there are many different cultures that have their own unique twist on this comfort food classic.
In the United Kingdom, pigs-in-a-blanket are small sausages wrapped in bacon. People traditionally serve them as Christmas dinner appetizers. In Israel, kids enjoy Moshe Ba'Teiva (Moses in the Ark), which are miniature hot dogs rolled in a ketchup-covered puff pastry and baked in the oven. In the United States, pigs-in-a-blanket are hot dogs or Vienna sausages wrapped in biscuit or croissant dough and baked until golden brown. Yum!
No matter where you are or how you decide to cook your pigs-in-a-blanket, make this tasty finger food for dinner tonight and serve it with a side of ketchup.

Here’s a simple recipe:


Ingredients:
8 sausages
8 slices of American processed cheese
Refrigerated biscuit dough

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Wrap cheese around each sausage, followed by the dough.
Put on cookie sheet with the overlap of the biscuit faced down.
Bake for about 10 – 15 minutes, until golden brown.

You can also check out this video for another simple step-by-step recipe.

Happy National Pigs-In-A-Blanket Day!