Jalapeno Popper Pigs in a Blanket

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Jalapeno Popper Pigs in a Blanket

Jalapeno Popper Pigs in a Blanket – mini smoky links wrapped in crescent dough plus two kinds of cheese, pickled jalapenos and crispy bacon bits baked until golden

Course: Appetizer

Cuisine: American

Keyword: jalapeno popper, pigs in a blanket, jalapeno popper pigs in a blanket, game day food, football food, new years eve appetizer

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Equipment

large baking sheet
parchment paper

Ingredients

1 package original Crescent dough sheet see body of post for substitutions
12 ounce package li'l smoky links all beef used
1/4 cup pickled jalapenos from the jar (plus 1 T pickling liquid)
4 ounces cream cheese room temp
1/2 cup sharp cheddar cheese shredded
1/4 cup packaged bacon bits or 3 slices of bacon cooked until crisp and crumbled
1 large egg + 1 T water for egg wash
2 tablespoons coarse salt OR Everything Bagel seasoning - not both

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 375° then line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Drain and finely chop the jalapenos.
Bring the cream cheese to room temperature then add 1 tablespoon of pickling liquid from the jalapenos and stir until it's well blended.
Unroll the crescent dough gently pressing any curled edges. Spread the cream cheese evenly over the top of the dough.
Sprinkle the shredded cheese, chopped jalapeno and bacon bits over the cream cheese.
Slice the dough (a pizza cutter works well) into about 1″ strips then cut those strips into quarters.
Add one sausage link to the cut strip and roll, pressing to seal then transfer to the baking sheet seam side down, continuing until they’re all rolled.
In a small bowl, whisk the egg and 1 tablespoon of water together then lightly brush the top and sides of each pig in a blanket. Sprinkle the top with coarse salt OR Everything Bagel seasoning - not both.
Bake 10-13 minutes or until golden brown then serve warm.

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