In the United States, pigs in a blanket are small hot dogs or other sausages individually wrapped in pastry, commonly served as an appetizer.
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| Type | Sausage wrapped in pastry |
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| Course | hors d'oeuvre |
| Place of origin | United States |
| Main ingredients | Cocktail sausage, hot dog, or other sausage, crescent rolls or other pastry |
| Variations | Filled with cheese |
They are distinct from the British dish of pigs in blankets, where the sausages are instead wrapped in bacon.[1]
Ingredients and preparation
editIn the United States the term "pigs in a blanket" typically refers to hot dogs in croissant dough, but may include Vienna sausages, cocktail or breakfast/link sausages baked inside biscuit dough or croissant dough. American cookbooks from the 1800s have recipes for "little pigs in blankets",[2] but this is a rather different dish of oysters rolled in bacon similar to angels on horseback. The modern version can be traced back to at least 1940, when a U.S. Army cookbook lists "Pork Sausage Links (Pigs) in Blankets".[3]
The dough is sometimes homemade, but canned dough is most common. Pancake dough is also sometimes used, although this combination is more commonly served like a corn dog and sold as a pancake on a stick. The larger variety is served as a quick and easy main course or a light meal (particularly for children) at lunch or supper while the smaller version is served as an appetizer. In Texas, kolaches or klobasneks are a similar dish which originates from Czech immigrants. The meat or savory part, often a sausage but not always, is wrapped in kolache dough and not croissant dough. This dish in Texas is most commonly referred to as "kolache", although traditional Czech-style kolaches are a sweet dish, not a savory dish.[4]
Serving
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Smaller versions of the dish are commonly served as an appetizer or hors d'oeuvre, sometimes with a mustard or aioli dipping sauce, or are accompanied by other foods during the main course.[citation needed]
Similar dishes
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The cuisines of a number of countries have similar dishes under a variety of names.
In Belgium, this is a traditional dish from the city of Namur, where it is called avisance. Historically it was a sausage or sausage meat in bread dough, replaced nowadays with puff pastry.[5]
In Denmark, Norway, and Sweden, a hot dog wrapped in bread is called a fransk hot dog (lit. 'french hot dog').[6] The name is a reference to the bread's similarity to a baguette. In Denmark and Norway, American-style pigs in a blanket are known as pølsehorn, meaning "sausage horns".
The German Würstchen im Schlafrock ("sausage in a dressing gown") uses sausages wrapped in puff pastry[7] or, more rarely, pancakes. Cheese and bacon are sometimes present.
In the Netherlands, Saucijzenbroodje is a puff pastry roll filled with seasoned minced meat.[8]
In the United Kingdom, pastry-wrapped sausage meat is known as a sausage roll.
See also
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References
edit- ^ Lewis, Anna (30 January 2020). "This American Magazine Got Pigs In Blankets Confused With Sausage Rolls". Delish. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
- ^ Strohm, Gertrude (1887). "The Universal Cookery Book: Practical Recipes for Household Use, by Gertrude Strohm". Google Books. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- ^ War Department Technical Manual, vol. 10 (412 ed.), 1940, retrieved 25 December 2021 – via Google Books
- ^ Johnston, Abby (September 2018). "If It's Not Sweet, It's Not a Kolache—It's a Klobasnek". Texas Monthly. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
- ^ "recettes: Plat principal: Avisance de Namur". www.gastronomie-wallonne.be. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
- ^ "Franske Hotdogs ("French" Hot Dogs)". Skandibaking. 16 July 2021. Archived from the original on 15 September 2022.
- ^ Würstchen im Schlafrock Archived 5 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 9 September 2008
- ^ "Saucijzenbroodjes". Meesterlijk van Robèrt (in Dutch). Retrieved 5 March 2024.
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