Easy Mummy Dogs Food

CHEESY MUMMY DOGS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F and line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. Set aside.
• Mix the mustard powder, salt and cayenne pepper together in a bowl.
• Dust the counter with 1/4 cup cheese. Unfold 1 sheet of the puff pastry on the cheese. (If the pastry isn't quite thawed, don't force it. Let it sit until thawed.)
• Sprinkle 1 1/2 teaspoons spice mix over the puff pastry, followed by 1/4 cup cheese.
• Using a rolling pin, roll the pastry out to 1/8 inch thick. This presses the cheese into the pastry and also smooths out any seams or wrinkles. Fold the sheet of pastry in half.
• Top with another 1 1/2 teaspoons of the spice mix and 1/4 cup cheese. Roll out again to 1/8 inch thick.
• Using a knife and cutting straight down (do not saw), cut the pastry into long strips, making half the strips 1/4 inch wide and half about 1/2 inch wide.
• Brush a hot dog piece with mustard and wrap with pastry strips, alternating between long and short strips of pastry for a mummy look. Place on a lined baking sheet. Continue with the hot dog pieces until the pastry strips are finished.
• Refrigerate at least 10 minutes and up to 1 hour. This helps firm up the mummies/straws and give them better puff in the oven. Meanwhile, prepare the rest of the mummies using the second sheet of puff pastry and the remaining cheese and hot dog pieces.
• Bake until golden brown, 15 to 25 minutes.

HOT DOG MUMMIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone mat.
• Open the crescent dough tube and unroll the dough onto a work surface. Pinch together the seams to create a rectangle. Cut the dough lengthwise into 8 long strips.
• Take 1 hot dog and 1 strip of the dough and wind the dough around the hot dog while pulling gently to stretch the dough. Crisscross the dough every so often so it looks like mummy wrappings. Near the end of the hot dog, leave a narrow strip of hot dog exposed so you can add eyes after baking. Place the wrapped dog on the prepared baking sheet and repeat with remaining dough and hot dogs. Bake until golden brown, about 15 minutes.
• While hot dogs bake, use the narrow end of a wide piping tip to punch out 16 small rounds of cheese for the mummies' eyes.
• Remove the hot dogs from oven. Using a toothpick, smear some ketchup on one side of each cheese round and "glue" it to the open area of the hot dog to create 2 eyes. Using the same toothpick, put a dab of ketchup or mustard in the center of each eye to create a pupil.

QUICK & EASY MUMMY HOT DOGS (TWO WAYS!)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Line a large rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper (which will help with easy clean-up; important during busy Halloween time!)
• Open the crescent rolls dough and separate along the perforated lines into 8 triangles.
• Lay one piece of dough on a cutting board and, using a sharp knife, cut along the long side into 1/2-inch long strips.
• Wrap strips around hot dog, leaving a spot for the eyes along one end.
• Bake until the dough is golden and cooked through and the veggie dogs/hot dogs are warmed through, 15-20 minutes.
• Add eyes. I like to put the cream cheese in a small baggie and cut the corner off, then pipe the cream cheese on. Plop in an olive pupil (use a toothpick to position exactly right if you like) and they're ready!
• Serve with ketchup and mustard.

EASY MUMMY DOGS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350*F Using the photo as a guide, cut a slit from the hot dogs half way mark down the center. You've just created your legs. Using the photo as your guide, now cut slits on both sides for arms. Open up your package of crescent rolls. Take a single triangle and cut it into small strips. Use these strips to wrap the arms, legs, body & head of hot dogs. {Tip: Start from the ends and work inward, wrapping extra around body or head. Place wrapped hot dogs onto a lined baking sheet. Bake for 15 - 18 minutes or until dough is golden. Remove and let cool for 2 minutes. Place mustard dots for eyes and use ketchup as blood.