Croissant Mummy Dogs
Costumes, candy, and mummy hot dogs – that’s what Halloween is all about! Have your little ghouls and goblins help prep dinner by wrapping the Croissant dough strips around hot dogs. They’ll love seeing these simple-yet-spooky mummies bake into cheesy, mummy pigs-in-a-blanket to eat before their Halloween festivities!
Prep Time: 30 Minutes
Total Time: 50 Minutes
Servings: 12 sandwiches
Ingredients
1 can Jus-Rol™ Croissants
3 slices American cheese
12 Frankfurter hot dogs
Mustard or ketchup, if desired
Variation: Try a mini version with cocktail sausages.
- Preheat the oven to 200°C (180°C for fan assisted ovens)/Gas Mark 6. Line a large baking sheet with baking paper.
- Unroll dough; separate at perforations, creating 3 rectangles. Press perforations to seal.
- With knife or pizza cutter, cut each rectangle lengthwise into 12 pieces, making a total of 36 pieces of dough. Slice cheese slices into quarters (1/2 slice cheese, cut in half).
- Wrap 3 pieces of dough around each hot dog and 1/4 slice of cheese to look like “bandages,” stretching dough slightly to completely cover hot dog. About 1/2 inch from one end of each hot dog, separate “bandages” so hot dog shows through for “face.” Place on the baking sheet (cheese side down).
- Bake 13 to 15 minutes or until dough is light golden brown and hot dogs are hot. With mustard, draw features on “face.”
Spooktacular store cupboard staples
Adding a Halloween spin to your favourite snack is easy – with a little help from some store cupboard favourites. Strawberry or raspberry jam can be transformed into blood and guts, marshmallows can be decorated with a dot of chocolate to become eyeballs and blanched almonds make very convincing teeth!
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How to Cook with Pastry
Whether you’re baking a simple snack or a spooky showstopper, a good pastry base makes all the difference. Here are a few of our top tips for making the most of your pastry – whichever kind you fancy.
Stop it sticking – If you’re planning an elaborate cut pastry design for the top of a devilishly deep cherry pie or you’re hoping to roll your pastry extra thin to use as bandages for mummified sausages, a little sprinkling of flour on your cutting board and rolling pin can really help.
Hit the right temperature – Pastry straight from the fridge can be a little tricky to work with. If you notice it cracking, let it sit for a few minutes to let it come up to room temperature and try again.
Keep it quick – For the tastiest, flakiest pastry, you want to avoid overworking it or leaving it out on the counter for too long. To stop your pastry from drying out or growing tough from overhandling, be sure to plan ahead and make sure you have all the equipment you need ready to go.
Be filling-savvy – Knowing which pastry is use when is one of the biggest wins when it comes to baking. Puff pastry is as delicious as it is delicate, so you want to avoid weighing it down with very heavy fillings – fruit and cheese are perfect. Shortcrust pastry is sturdier and makes a good base for anything from quiche to cherry pies. Filo is fab as a light and lovely wrapping or topping for your filling.
Fiendishly good filo pastry flavour boosts – Filo pastry is naturally low in fat and a light brushing of butter, ghee or oil to the sheets not only adds a nice sheen but can be a great way to add some extra oomph flavour-wise. Complement your filling, whether it’s sweet or savoury, by adding in anything from garlic to cinnamon to your butter.
Simple scares with sweets
From gummy worms to vampire fangs, there are tons of popular sweets that will give your pastry bakes that all important scare factor. Stick them down with a dab of icing sugar and you’re good to go. Or pick up a packet of white chocolate buttons and get creative – they make great googly eyes or gruesome fangs (when you snap them in half).
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