As a food writer, I love the magnitude of a Thanksgiving dinner.
Give your piggies a break, and make pickles in a blanket.
Theyre great, but all that salt and fat can get overwhelming.
Swap out the mini weenies for crunchy wee gherkins.
The sharpness of the pickle brine mellows out to a well-rounded bite.
I dare say, its sophisticated enough to pair with a New Years martini.
Simply make this snack the same way you would make it with lil smokies.
Unwrap the pastry dough and cut it into strips about two inches long and a half-inch wide.
you’re free to change the size of the strip to fit the size of your pickles.
Take the pickles out of the jar and dry them off on a paper towel.
I do this with cocktail weenies too because its annoying to deal with them if theyre slipping around.
Place a gherkin on a strip of dough and roll it up.
Place it seam-side down on a baking sheet.
Repeat this with all of the dough and petite pickles.
Bake them for about 12 minutes in a 375F oven, or until well-browned.
Pile them up in a bowl with ketchup or mustard on the side.
Use whatever pickles you like in this recipethey all match well with pastry dough.
Try a sweet bread and butter pickle, or an aggressive cornichon.
If you cant find small pickles, buy whole pickles or spears and just cut them into smaller segments.
I wrapped mini gherkins in thinly sliced smoky chorizo and bundled them up in crescent roll dough.
All pickle variations were absolutely stellar and, frankly, better than the original lonely hot dog in dough.
Itll make you ponder why you havent been pairing pickles with your pigs this whole time.
