Description
This festive Pigs in a Blanket Wreath recipe features miniature smoked sausages wrapped in buttery crescent roll dough, baked into a beautiful wreath shape perfect for holiday entertaining. Garnished with fresh rosemary sprigs and a crescent dough bow, it offers a charming presentation and delicious bite-sized appetizers that are easy to share.
Ingredients
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Ingredients
- 2 tubes (8 ounces each) refrigerated crescent rolls
- 42 miniature smoked sausages
- Fresh rosemary sprigs, for garnish
- Cherry tomatoes, for garnish
- Sliced provolone cheese, cut with star-shaped cookie cutters (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat Oven: Preheat your oven to 350°F to ensure it reaches the ideal temperature for baking the crescent rolls evenly.
- Prepare Dough: Unroll the crescent dough and separate each tube into eight triangles. Then, take 14 of the 16 triangles and cut each lengthwise into three smaller triangles. Set aside the remaining two full triangles for later use.
- Wrap Sausages: Place one miniature smoked sausage at the wide end of each smaller triangle of dough and roll it up tightly, ensuring the sausage is fully wrapped.
- Arrange Wreath Base: On a parchment-lined baking sheet, arrange 24 of the sausage rolls in a 10-inch circle with the point side down, forming the outer wreath circle. Then, place the remaining sausage rolls in the center to create a 7-inch circle, making sure the rolls are touching but not overcrowded, so they bake together and hold their wreath shape.
- Bake Wreath: Bake the sausage roll wreath for 16 to 18 minutes or until the dough is golden brown and cooked through.
- Shape and Bake Bow: Using the two reserved dough triangles, cut off about two-thirds of each triangle to form the bow’s tail and shape the top to create the wings. Wrap a trimmed piece around the center to form the knot of the bow. Place on a separate parchment-lined baking sheet and bake for 10 to 12 minutes until golden.
- Cool and Assemble: Let the sausage ring cool for five minutes before carefully transferring it to a serving platter. Position the baked crescent roll bow at the bottom of the wreath and garnish with fresh rosemary sprigs and cherry tomatoes. Optionally, add star-shaped provolone cheese for extra flair.
Notes
- This wreath makes a charming and festive appetizer that’s perfect for holiday parties and gatherings.
- Don’t worry if you don’t have fresh rosemary—the garnish is primarily decorative, and the dish will still taste delicious without it.
- Be sure to leave a little space between the sausage rolls while arranging, so they bake together to form a connected wreath that’s easy to transfer.
- Star-shaped provolone cheese adds a whimsical touch but is completely optional.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 sausage roll
- Calories: 72
- Sugar: 1g
- Sodium: 181mg
- Fat: 5g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 5g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 6mg
