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Mummy Hot Dogs
Hot dogs wrapped in strips of crescent dough, baked golden and finished with candy eyes. The easiest crowd-pleasing Halloween party bite.
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Prep10 minCook10 minTotal20 minServes6Temphot
⚠ Contains: 🌾 Gluten
Recipe
Ingredients
- 6 wholehot dogs
- 8 ozcrescent roll dough(one tube or dough sheet)
- 12 wholecandy eyeballs
- 1 tbspketchup(or mustard, to attach the eyes)
Make Ahead
Baked mummies keep in the refrigerator for up to 3 days; reheat in the oven or air fryer. Unbaked wrapped dogs can be flash-frozen for about an hour, stored for about 2 months, and baked from frozen with extra time.
Instructions
- 1Heat the oven to 375°F and line a baking sheet with parchment.
- 2Unroll the crescent dough and cut it into thin strips, about 1/4 inch wide.
- 3Wrap the strips around each hot dog, crisscrossing them like bandages and leaving a small gap near one end for the face.
- 4Bake for 10 to 12 minutes, until the dough is golden.
- 5Dab a little ketchup in the gap and press on two candy eyes. Serve warm.
Notes
History & Origin
Crescent-wrapped mummy dogs are one of the most familiar Halloween party snacks, and Pillsbury publishes its own Crescent Mummy Dogs recipe on its brand site. This version follows Eating on a Dime, the most-rated mummy hot dog recipe found, with thin dough strips and candy eyes; House of Nash Eats, The Wooden Skillet and Food Network make the same build.
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