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Pigs In a Blanket Christmas Wreath Appetizer
Ingredients
- 1 (8oz) original refrigerated crescent roll dough (triangles) 8 ct
- 2 TBS yellow or stone ground mustard
- 24 beef lit'l smokies
- 1 large egg + 1 TBS water
- poppy seeds, sesame seeds, or everything but the bagel seasoning
- fresh rosemary, thyme or parsley
- halved cherries tomatoes
Dipping Sauce
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 3 TBS sour cream
- 2 TBS stone ground mustard
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a large sheet pan with parchment. Place a 4 inch bowl in the center of covered sheet pan.
- On a clean work surface unroll crescent dough and separate triangles. Place mustard into a small bowl and using a pastry brush cover lightly each triangle of dough.
- Using a pizza cutter, cut each triangle of dough into 3 pieces lengthwise.
- Place one smokie on large end of each 3rd of the dough and roll to the tip. Place seam side down on sheet pan 1 inch from edge of bowl. Continue placing the rolled smokies onto sheet pan in a circle shape to create a wreath.
- Beat egg and 1 TBS water in a small bowl until frothy. Baste the rolled crescents. Sprinkle poppy, sesame, or everything but the bagel seeds on the rolled crescents.
- Bake in preheated oven for 12-15 minutes until golden brown.
- Mix sauce ingredients (mayonnaise, sour cream, and mustard) together. Pour mixture into the 4 inch bowl used earlier.
- Remove pigs in a blanket from oven, let rest for 5 minutes. Place the parchment on a serving platter or large plate. Slide parchment out from the pigs in a blanket ring. Place bowl of dipping sauce in center.
- Decorate with parsley, thyme, or rosemary to give a Christmas feel. Place halved cherry tomatoes around the wreath. Enjoy.