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A white bowl packed with pretzel-wrapped pigs in a blanket sits on a dark gray cloth, all on a light surface.

Baked Pretzel Pigs in a Blanket Snacks

Author: Madison Reid
Total Time: 8 hours 45 minutes
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Rise Time: 8 hours
Servings: 30
Make these chewy, golden Pretzel Pigs in a Blanket using homemade pretzel dough and cocktail sausages. Boiled in baking soda for that classic pretzel bite, then baked to fluffy perfection—perfect for parties, snacks, or game day.

Ingredients

Dough

  • 1 1/4 cups warm water 90 degrees
  • 1 tbsp fine sea salt
  • 4 cups 00 flour
  • 1/8 tsp instant yeast

Pigs in a Blanket

  • 13 oz cocktail sausages
  • 1/3 cup baking soda
  • 1 egg
  • coarse pretzel salt

Instructions

Dough

  • In a medium-sized mixing bowl add 1 1/4 cup warm water. Pour in 1 tbsp fine sea salt. Mix until the salt melts.
  • Add 2 cups of 00 flour, mix until combined.
  • Add 1/8 tsp instant yeast. Fold in.
  • Pour in the remaining 2 cups of 00 flour and mix with your hands until a dough forms.
  • Pour the dough onto a lightly floured counter and knead for 15 minutes until a soft dough ball forms.
  • Cover the bowl of dough with plastic wrap and leave on the counter to rise. I leave mine for a full 24 hours.

Pigs in a Blanket

  • When the dough is ready, roll it out on a lightly floured surface into a rectangle. Using a pizza cutter, cut it into 30 even rectangles.
  • Preheat your oven to 400 degrees and line a light metal cookie sheet with parchment paper.
  • Place a pot filled 1/2 full of water on the stovetop over high heat. Pour in 1/3 cup of baking soda. Stir until the soda dissolves. Allow the water to reach a bowl.
  • While the water heats up, remove the cocktail sausages from their package. Place one at each end of a small dough rectangle. Roll the sausage up.
  • Once the water is boiling, work in batches of 5 pigs in a blanket or so. Boil for 30 seconds. Use a slotted spoon to remove the pigs and place them on the prepared cookie sheets. Repeat until all pigs have been boiled.
  • Now its time to egg wash and salt the pigs before baking. In a small bowl whisk the egg until light yellow. Using a pastry brush, paint each pig with egg wash. Sprinkle on pretzel salt.
  • Place in the oven and bake for 15 minutes.

Nutrition

Calories: 100kcal Carbohydrates: 13g Protein: 3g Fat: 4g Saturated Fat: 1g Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.4g Monounsaturated Fat: 2g Trans Fat: 0.001g Cholesterol: 13mg Sodium: 726mg Potassium: 42mg Fiber: 0.5g Sugar: 0.2g Vitamin A: 8IU Calcium: 5mg Iron: 1mg
Course: Appetizer