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I discovered this idea in an old Taste of Home Cookbook. I decided it needed a little tweaking since there wasn't enough cheese to my liking 
Plus the original dough was too soupy. Hubby absolutely loved the soft bread shell of my version and I loved the combo of the hot dog, cheese, and bread. Enjoy!
What you need:
- 1 1/2 t. yeast
- 1/4 c. sugar + 1/2 t. sugar
- 1/3 c. warm milk
- 1/4 c. warm water
- 1 egg
- 1 T 1 t shortening
- 1/2 t. salt
- 2 1/2 c. flour
- 5 hot dogs
- 8 slices of cheese
Mix together the warm water, yeast, and 1/2 t. of sugar. Set aside in a separate bowl.
Mix together all the other ingredients. Then add in the yeast last. Add enough flour to the mixture so the dough is nice and soft and workable.
Knead the dough for about 4-5 minutes until if forms a smooth loaf.
Set in a warm place and let rise for about an hour of until it doubles in size.
After the dough has risen take it out of the bowl and form it into 5 balls. You may need to add a little more flour so they don't get sticky. Then roll out the balls into rectangles about 6"x 4" depending on how big your hot dogs are.
Take an uncooked hot dog and wrap 1 1/2 slices of cheese around it.
Place the wrapped hot dog on the flattened dough.
Roll up the dough with the cheese wrapped hot dog inside. And seal the edges and ends the best you can.
Place the sealed edge down on a greased cookie sheet. Place in a warm area and let rise for about another 10 -15 minutes. Then bake at 350F for about 15 minutes or until golden brown.
Serve warm. Yum....these didn't last long!
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YUM! I am a hotdog lover. I will so be picking up the ingredients for this and making it!
God bless you girl, I was waffling this morning about what to make for supper (all I could think was soup), so I gave these a shot, and my hubs thought they were great! I made baked bean soup alongside, and I was a happy girl. If I can cook supper, someday I may even be able to blog again!
Jaz: Let me know what you think!
Megan: Woohoo! I wil be glad when you blog again…I'm getting bored…lol.
Made them today, loved them!!!
So, I have(what I am sure is) a stupid question! But, at what stage & how do you freeze them? I’m assuming it’s before they’re cooked?!
I freeze them after they are cooked.
Pigs in a Blanket look yummy. Such a great idea, I bet it tastes so much better than store bought? Using your recipe, you could also make kolaches. Stuff with sausage, cheese and jalapenos. Thanks for the recipe, I must try it out in the near future.
This looks great! My girls love hotdogs. I bet this would even be great to toss in the lunchbox for a change. I love cooking in bulk, so I may have to make up a batch of these very soon!
I have made these quite a few times since your first time posting them and the hubby and kids love them. I had extra dough so I filled it with diced ham and velveeta and it was a very yummy “hot pocket”.
Thanks so much for your “real” food ideas and posts.
aw, man…..we had them on Sunday!!
Aww! I made pigs out in the cold because I didn’t know til I got home. I do have buns so I guess that would count as a blanket.
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