On Sunday I visited my friends Iris and Matt for the Steelers/Ravens game. The Steelers, in the face of adversity, and in spite of Charlie Batch’s old, achy joints, emerged victorious. Yay. But the real highlight of my Sunday was this hot dog holiday wreath, which was suggested by my friend (and Franco Dok Harris mayoral campaign veteran) Jen.
This is the photo that has been circulating Pinterest lately.
Weenie Wreath. Pretty self-explanatory.
- Wrap cocktail wieners in crescent roll dough.
- Arrange wrapped wieners in a circle.
- Bake until golden brown.
- Serve.
I have no idea at what temperature the oven was set. And I don’t know how long it was precisely in the oven since my kitchen timer broke. But this was the finished product:
But I brought my own star anise!
For my dipping sauce I combined some Hunt’s Original BBQ sauce (from my McRIB) and some spicy cranberry relish that my friend Wendi made during one of her canning binges.
This was good, people! I mean, you can’t really fuck up a pig in a blanket, but still. With the sauce and the garnish–this is so holly jolly I just can’t stand it.
If you want to check out 2013’s version (along with some delicious egg nog, click on THIS.)
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oooh, totally adding this to the snappy apps for next year’s shindig! Pinterest here we come 🙂
wow, I love it
Best wiener Wednesday ever!
Aw, thanks!
You aren’t alone …. Every. Single. Time! it happens to me too 🙂
This looks even better than the original. I LURVE the bow!
That’s downright adorable. Look at the widdle wieners! 😀
You win this round.
If it wasn’t wienies, it could be considered a martha stewart-style holiday treat! it looks beautiful, actually. i think charlie batch would approve.
You see how English I am? I don’t even know how to spell wiener…
Oh my good gawd. This is my FAVOURITE since the weiner inside a potato.
Nothing will ever beat Super Tuber 🙂
you had me at “weenie wreath”
Same here, but then you lost me at Charlie Batch
Boo! Hiss!
ha ha ha ha ha