Gluten-Free Pigs in a Blanket

Name: Gluten-Free Pigs in a Blanket
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons baking powder; 4 Tbsps 1/4 cup unsalted butter, chilled and diced; 177 milliliters ounces cornstarch; 2 larges eggs, divided; 1 teaspoon granulated sugar; 118 milliliters plus additional milk as needed; 296 milliliters ounces white rice flour; 0 teaspoons salt; 59 milliliters ounce sweet rice flour; 454 grams package gluten-free cocktail wieners

Gluten-Free Pigs in a Blanket might be just the hor d'oeuvre you are searching for. This recipe serves 8. One serving contains 374 calories, 10g of protein, and 16g of fat. A mixture of cocktail wieners, rice flour, plus additional milk, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 45 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 400ºF. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

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Baking Paper

Baking Sheet

Oven

In a medium bowl, whisk together the white rice flour, cornstarch, sweet rice flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt.

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Corn Starch

Sugar

Salt

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Whisk

Bowl

Add the butter, and using your fingers or a pastry cutter, work it into the flour mixture until no large pieces remain. The mixture should be coarse, with tiny pebbles of butter distributed thoroughly throughout.

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Butter

All Purpose Flour

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Pastry Cutter

Using a wooden spoon, stir in 1/2 cup of the milk and 1 egg. Blend until a dough forms. The dough will be dry and won’t hold together, add a splash (about 2 tablespoon) more milk until dough is firm and forms a ball when rounded between your palms.

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Dough

Milk

Egg

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Wooden Spoon

Pinch off little balls of dough, about 1 generous teaspoon each. Press the dough evenly around a cocktail wiener to coat the wiener. Leave ends of the wiener exposed. Don’t worry about the dough jacket being perfect. You just want to encase the sausage in dough. Looks don’t matter.

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Cocktail

Sausage

Hot Dogs

Dough

Place on the prepared pan. Repeat until all the dough and wieners are used.

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Hot Dogs

Dough

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Frying Pan

In a small bowl, whisk together the remaining egg and about 1 tablespoon milk with a fork. Using a pastry brush, brush the egg mixture onto each dough wrap.

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Dough

Milk

Wrap