Conecuh Sausage Pigs In Blankets

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These fancy pigs in blankets are just as easy to make as the original recipe, and they feature Southern favorite Conecuh sausage.

By Jasmine Smith

Published on December 3, 2023

Recipe tested by

Southern Living Test Kitchen

Southern Living Fancy Pigs in Blankets on a plate to serve with sauce — Photo:
Greg Dupree; Food Stylist: Micah Morton; Prop Stylist: Ginny Branch

Active Time:

35 mins

Total Time:

50 mins

Yield:

40

Fast-fix appetizers are a must for any party, but sometimes you need to step things up a notch for the holidays. Enter these fancy pigs in a blanket—they’re everything you love about classic pigs in a blanket, but dressed up for the holidays. Cocktail sausages and refrigerated crescent roll dough are the usual suspects in traditional recipes; here, our Test Kitchen professionals have upped the ante with smoky Alabama-based Conecuh-brand sausage and buttery, flaky puff pastry.

What Is Conecuh Sausage?

Conecuh sausage is a brand of sausage made in Alabama and available across the South. If you can’t find it in your area, any brand of smoked sausage links will do.

Is Puff Pastry Better Than Crescent Roll Dough?

Crescent roll dough is less expensive, but puff pastry bakes up more crispy, thanks to sheets of butter than are sandwiched between its many layers.

Ingredients

2 frozen puff pastry sheets, thawed (from 1 [17.3-oz.] pkg.)
All-purpose flour, for work surface
1 (1-lb.) pkg. hickory-smoked sausage (such as Conecuh), halved lengthwise and cut into 2-inch pieces (about 40 pieces)
2 large eggs, lightly beaten
2 Tbsp. poppy seeds
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1/4 cup sour cream
3 Tbsp. Dijon mustard
3 Tbsp. honey
1/4 tsp. kosher salt
Chopped fresh chives

Directions

Preheat oven to 400°F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper; set aside.
Unfold 1 pastry sheet on a lightly floured surface; roll into a 15- x 10-inch rectangle. Prick all over with a fork; cut into 20 (2 1/2-inch) squares. Repeat with remaining pastry.
Place 1 sausage piece diagonally in center of 1 pastry square. Fold 1 corner over sausage piece, tightly tucking corner under sausage. Fold opposite corner over sausage, overlapping pastry and tucking corner under bottom side. Transfer to 1 prepared baking sheet. Repeat with remaining pastry squares and sausage, spacing 1 inch apart on prepared baking sheets. Brush with egg; sprinkle evenly with poppy seeds. Chill for 15 minutes.
Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, stir together mayonnaise, sour cream, mustard, honey, and salt until well combined. Chill sauce until ready to serve.
Bake pastries in preheated oven until golden brown, 18 to 20 minutes. Serve with sauce, and garnish with chives.

Conecuh Sausage Pigs In Blankets

What Is Conecuh Sausage?

Is Puff Pastry Better Than Crescent Roll Dough?

Ingredients

Directions

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