Description
Savory breakfast pigs in a blanket blend crispy bacon with golden pastry wrapped around juicy sausages. Comfort classic delivers simple morning pleasure you can quickly prepare and enjoy with family.
Ingredients
Scale
- 8 breakfast sausages (pork, turkey, or chicken, fully cooked)
- 1 can (8 oz / 226 g) crescent roll dough, refrigerated
- 1 cup pancake mix
- ½ cup milk
- 1 egg
- 1 tbsp butter, melted (for brushing)
- 1 tbsp maple syrup (optional, for extra sweetness)
- ½ tsp cinnamon (optional, for flavor)
- ½ tsp vanilla extract (optional)
- Cooking spray or butter (for greasing the pan)
Instructions
- Preheat Oven: Warm the oven to 375°F (190°C) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper for effortless release and minimal cleanup.
- Prepare Dough: Gently unroll crescent dough and separate into triangular sections with precise cuts, ensuring uniform size and shape.
- Wrap Sausages: Position each sausage at the wide end of a dough triangle and roll smoothly towards the pointed tip, creating a neat, compact bundle with the seam tucked underneath to prevent unraveling.
- Finish and Bake: Brush the dough-wrapped sausages with melted butter to enhance browning, then place on the prepared baking sheet. Slide into the preheated oven and bake for 12-15 minutes until the pastry achieves a rich, golden-brown hue and becomes delightfully crisp.
- Serve: Allow the pigs in a blanket to cool momentarily, then present with an array of dipping sauces like maple syrup, tangy mustard, classic ketchup, or decadent honey butter for a delectable breakfast treat.
Notes
- Seal Dough Edges Carefully: Pinch the seams tightly to prevent the sausage from peeking out during baking, ensuring a neat and compact presentation.
- Control Butter Application: Brush melted butter sparingly to avoid soggy bottoms, using just enough to create a golden, crispy exterior without excess greasiness.
- Monitor Baking Time Closely: Check the pigs in a blanket at the 10-minute mark to prevent over-browning, as ovens can vary in temperature and heating intensity.
- Customize for Dietary Needs: Swap regular sausages with turkey, chicken, or plant-based alternatives for a lighter version, and use gluten-free crescent dough for those with wheat sensitivities.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Breakfast, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 9
- Calories: 170
- Sugar: 1 g
- Sodium: 480 mg
- Fat: 10 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 12 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 7 g
- Cholesterol: 35 mg