Every April 24th, we celebrate National Pigs in a Blanket Day. If you think that these are newborn piglets swaddled in warm fluffy blankets, then you are not a foodie! This little snack is one of the comfort food favorites. Pigs in a Blanket are hotdogs or sausages wrapped in pastry dough. They are then baked to golden perfection.
Another popular version of pigs-in-a-blanket includes cabbage rolls stuffed with a beef filling. It's often covered with a tomato or cream sauce. Many recipes use the name "Pigs-in-a-Blanket" to describe just about any meat product wrapped in something. For example, there's one recipe called for stuffing a hotdog with a slice of cheese and wrapping the whole works with bacon. No dough or cabbage involved.
Betty Crocker's cookbooks decorated every post-war kitchen — exposing young impressionable minds to this culinary delight. In 1957, she published Betty Crocker's Cooking for Kids, with the first simple recipe for the tasty treat, and the rest is history!
What dip goes best with pigs-in-a-blanket?
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