Description
Mummy Dogs are a fun and spooky twist on classic hot dogs, perfect for Halloween or any festive occasion. Wrapped in crescent roll dough with melted cheese inside and decorated with edible eyes, these savory treats are both delicious and visually entertaining.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients
- 8 hot dogs
- 1 can crescent roll dough
- 4 slices American cheese
- 16 decorative eyes (or white cheese and an olive for homemade eyes)
Instructions
- Preheat Oven: Preheat your oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit to prepare for baking the mummy dogs.
- Prepare Cheese Strips: Cut the 4 slices of American cheese into about 16 long strips and set them aside for filling.
- Prepare Dough Strips: Pinch the crescent roll dough to eliminate perforations, then cut the dough into thin strips suitable for wrapping.
- Dry Hot Dogs: Pat dry the hot dogs with paper towels to remove moisture before filling and wrapping.
- Create Cheese Pocket: Make a slit in each hot dog lengthwise to create a pocket to insert a cheese strip inside.
- Stuff and Wrap: Place a cheese strip inside each hot dog slit, then wrap the hot dogs with the crescent dough strips, leaving gaps to resemble a mummy’s bandages.
- Bake: Arrange the wrapped hot dogs on a baking sheet and bake in the preheated oven for about 15 minutes or until the hot dogs are hot and the dough is golden brown and cooked through.
- Make Eyes: Use a straw to punch out small circles from a slice of white cheese and gently blow them out. Slice olives into tiny pupils.
- Decorate: While the mummy dogs are still warm, press the cheese eyes onto them and add the olive pupils to complete the mummy look.
Notes
- Use a paper towel to thoroughly dry the hot dogs to help the dough stick better.
- If you don’t have decorative eyes, homemade eyes from white cheese and olive slices work perfectly.
- Pinching crescent dough perforations prevents dough from tearing while wrapping.
- Leave small gaps between dough strips for a spooky mummy bandage effect.
- You can substitute American cheese with any melting cheese you prefer.
- For extra flavor, sprinkle some garlic powder or Italian seasoning on the dough before baking.
- Serve warm for best taste and texture.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 mummy dog
- Calories: 250 kcal
- Sugar: 2 g
- Sodium: 700 mg
- Fat: 15 g
- Saturated Fat: 6 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7 g
- Trans Fat: 0.5 g
- Carbohydrates: 18 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 9 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg
