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Pigs in Blankets
Created by Chef Dean
Miniature smoked sausages swaddled in buttery puff pastry, baked until shatteringly crisp and deeply golden. The appetizer that disappears first at every party, no matter how sophisticated the crowd claims to be.
There is no pretending about pigs in blankets. They are unapologetically fun, deliberately nostalgic, and scientifically engineered to vanish from any platter within minutes of arrival. I have seen them served at children's birthday parties and black-tie galas, received with equal enthusiasm at both.
The genius lives in the contrast. A snappy, smoky sausage encased in shatteringly crisp pastry, each element elevating the other. The puff pastry brings butter and air; the sausage brings salt and savor. Together they create something greater than their humble origins suggest.
Do not mistake simplicity for lack of technique. The pastry must be cold when it hits the oven, the sausages properly dried, the egg wash applied with intention. These small acts of care separate the pigs in blankets people remember from the soggy disappointments they forget.
Ingredients
frozen puff pastry sheets
Quantity
2 sheets (one 17.3-ounce package)
thawed according to package directions
cocktail smoked sausages
Quantity
48 (two 14-ounce packages)
patted dry
large egg
Quantity
1
| Ingredient | Quantity |
|---|---|
| frozen puff pastry sheetsthawed according to package directions | 2 sheets (one 17.3-ounce package) |
| cocktail smoked sausagespatted dry | 48 (two 14-ounce packages) |
| large egg | 1 |
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