Mummy Hot Dogs

So I've told you about my Littlest Devils.  They are 2 & 4 and live in Colorado.  I wish they lived closer because I would 100% go all out for every holiday with them.  We would be cooking and baking and crafting as much as possible.  They love pigs in a blanket, so these Mummy Hot Dogs are right up their alley. Thank goodness Mr. Devilish Dish is a good sport and eats "toddler food" for dinner so I can try out new recipes that I will eventually get to make with my little guys.  These mummy dogs are so cute, and so easy to prepare.  They would be so fun for a school party, or a pre-trick or treating meal.  I served ours with mustard and relish on the side, but ketchup or barbecue sauce would be great as well.  You could also skip the candy eyes, and get creative with mustard, ketchup, peppercorns etc...But I bought a big jar of candy eyeball sprinkles and I'm determined to use them as much as possible this month.  Placing the eyes on the hot mummy dogs was honestly the most complicated part.  I would up using my husband's culinary tweezers.  Then I sent a picture of the finished Mummy Dogs to my brother-in-law the chef and said, "First time in history culinary tweezers have been used to place candy eyeballs on mummy hot dogs." His response was, "Culinary tweezers are like a pocket knife, handy for all sorts of uses." Even the chef was impressed with my Mummy Dogs. which means they are an ideal meal for kids of all ages!

Mummy Hot Dogs
Perfect for Kids of all ages.

Only 3 ingredients.

Remove the hot dogs from the package
and dry well with a paper towel.

Unroll the crescent dough and cut into 
4 even rectangles.  This step is even easier
if you can find the crescent sheets that
aren't perforate.  I couldn't but the regular
dough worked just fine.

Cut each rectangle lengthwise into 10 thin strips.
I used my pizza cutter and it worked great.

Wrap each hot dog with strips of dough
to create a random wrapping like a mummy.

Place on a parchment lined baking sheet and 
spray lightly with nonstick cooking spray
or spray olive oil.

Bake until golden brown.

Add the candy eyeballs while the dough is
still warm enough to make them stick.

Why does that middle guy remind 
me of a Muppet?

Serve with your favorite
dipping sauce.

MUMMY HOT DOGS

1 package good quality hot dogs
1 tube crescent roll dough (even better if you can find the crescent "sheet" that isn't perforated into triangles)
candy eyeballs

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.  Remove the hot dogs from the package and dry with a paper towel.  Unroll the crescent roll dough and cut into four equal rectangles.  Cut each rectangle lengthwise into ten thin strips.  Wrap the strips of pastry around each hot dog.  I kind of went back and forth so it would have an uneven look.  Place the dough wrapped hot dogs onto a parchment lined baking sheet and spray lightly with non-stick cooking spray.  (I used an olive oil spray.  This will help them crisp up.)  Bake for 15-17 minutes or until golden brown.  Remove from the oven, transfer the hot dogs to a cooling rack and add the candy eyeballs while they are hot, so they will stick to the hot dog or dough.  Cool slightly and serve warm with your favorite dipping sauce.