It’s a bit old school I know. It also depends on what corner of the globe you sit in, as to what your blanket might be made of.
Bacon, pastry or bread? Anyway you choose, it’s a thing and the thing is to enclose that little sausage (or pig) in a blanket of your choosing.
Now why would you got to the trouble? Because it’s too easy not to. It makes for a slightly different dinner on the run, kid friendly meal, or maybe a picnic filler. Don’t be put off if you are vegetarian, just fill it with something else!
Pre cook some sausages…use your favourite locally produced organic ones, and allow them to cool before placing the dough around them.
Bread, I’ve used a faster acting yeasted bread recipe for this, as I wasn’t particularly keen on waiting for sourdough to proof while sitting out on the bench with cooked meat…(if you know what I mean.)
Bread Recipe
2 tsps dried yeast
675g flour
400mls tepid water
60mls olive oil
2 tsps salt
In a large mixing bowl add yeast, flour and water.
Mix it together until you get a shaggy kind of dough. Leave it for about 20 minutes, and then add your salt and olive oil.
Work the dough until it comes together as a smooth dough (or use a mixer with dough hook) You want it feeling quite elastic.
Pop it back in the bowl, cover and allow to prove until approximately doubled in size.
Out on to a lightly floured bench top, divide your dough up and roll into little snakes to wind around the sausages. Wind them and then lay them on a lined baking tray, allow to prove for a little while (use your awesome common sense here, it’s meat, you don’t want it to be proving for a long time.)
Bake at 230C with steam for approximately 20 minutes or until the dough is golden.
Excellent for picnics, quick dinners and will always please the kiddos. Beats a hotdog any day!
cityhippyfarmgirl 
When I read the title in my blog reader I was thinking wow I did not know pigs need blankets! It gave me a real giggle when I saw the picture of sausages wrapped in bread. Haha, I’m still on meds! This recipe is a people pleaser for sure.
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I’m sure little piglets wouldn’t mind a nice warm blanket to snuggle into now and then Zena 😉
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They look way fancy! And YUM!
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Far fancier than what it actually is Sam…a bumped up snag sanga 🙂
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I am abstaining from this post as I prefer my pigs in other forms but that’s a great idea Ms C 🙂
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Vegetarian them up Ms Narf. The fancyness is in the twist.
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I plan on trying. I semi-veganised some for Stevie-boy yesterday and he was most happy with them 🙂
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Your title made me smile and my husband would totally agree with you. He would certainly enjoy yours made with the homemade bread dough. 🙂
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Ohhhh love these. Sausages are *still* my 8-year olds favourite dinner, so I’d be a mean mum not to serve these up to him. Such a cute idea.
PS. At first glance, these reminded me of the caduceus logo! I blame that thought on a lack of sleep.
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I am off pigs at the moment, but I reckon I could go a mushroom snag wrapped in a blanket. Very impressive you’ve made such an ol school recipe pop with your beautiful photography.
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