Air Fryer Pigs in a Blanket Recipe

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These Air Fryer Pigs in a Blanket swap out the crescent rolls and wrap the Lit’l Smokies in pretzel dough, then serve it all up with an awesome Pub-Style Beer Cheese. They’re quick to make but the pretzel-sausage-cheese combo is IT.

PREP TIME

15 mins

COOK TIME

10 mins

SERVINGS

34

Ingredients

Air Fryer Pigs in a Blanket

  • 13.8 oz Pillsbury Pizza Crust Classic Crust Dough
  • 13 oz Lit’l Smokies Smoked Cocktail Sausages
  • 5 cups water
  • 1/4 cup baking soda
  • 1 egg, beaten
  • Coarse salt

 

Pub-Style Beer Cheese

  • 1/2 cup heavy cream
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 1 1/2 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce
  • 2 tsp dijon mustard
  • 1 Tbsp garlic powder
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 1/2 tsp smoked paprika
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 3 oz lager beer
  • 2 cups sharp cheddar cheese, freshly grated

Air Fryer Pigs in a Blanket on small cutting board next to bowl of dipping cheese

COOKING INSTRUCTIONS:
Air Fryer Pigs in a Blanket

Air Fryer Pigs in a Blanket

  1. Roll out dough and season with garlic powder. Divide into 17-18 strips (depending on how many Smokies are in pack). Then cut dough length-wise. This will give you 34 or 36 individual dough strips.
  2. Working one at a time, wrap each dog in a single dough strip, wrapping in a corkscrew-like fashion so that all of sausage is covered except for the very ends. Make sure dough is pressed together so that there aren’t any distinct seams left.
  3. Add water and baking soda to small pot and bring to boil. Working in batches, boil for 20-30 seconds. Remove from water with slotted spoon and set aside on baking sheet.
  4. Preheat air fryer to 380º.
  5. Baste each sausage with egg. Lightly salt with coarse salt.
  6. Place sausages in air fryer tray with a little space in between each. Cook for 6-8 minutes (or until golden brown on both sides), flipping halfway through.
  7. Remove from fryer and serve immediately with pub-style beer cheese.

 

Pub-Style Beer Cheese

  1. In a saucepan, whisk together heavy cream, egg yolk and seasonings over medium heat until just simmering. Add the beer and shredded cheese.
  2. Stir for one minute, remove from heat and continue to stir until the cheese has melted completely. Transfer to a serving dish and serve hot.

PAIRINGS:
Air Fryer Pigs in a Blanket

Oktoberfestbier

German Riesling

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