Pigs In a Blanket

Do you have fantastic friends like I do?  These wonderful women who share their great recipes and ideas when you say "My kids are soooo sick of sandwiches in their lunchs at school!" are such a blessing to me (and my kids!).  I'm so thankful for them!
I had coffee with one of these ladies this morning and although she didn't have the actual recipe memorized, she gave me the low down on how to make these ... without hotdog wieners.  I'm not a fan of hotdog wieners, and I'd love to give my kids something a little more nutritious in their lunches.  Farmer Sausage, you're asking? For the sake of that last statement, lets pretend it's better.

So, after she left, I had some grocery shopping to do, and picked up the sausage I needed.  The rest is pretty much staples I have in the house anyway.

I googled a dough recipe and from what she told me, and what I saw online, it seems to be a standard biscuit recipe ... but the one I used called for butter instead of lard (which I have in the house ... lard, not as often.)

25 minutes after starting ... I'm pulling these babies out of the oven.  Mmmmm, just in time for supper!  I think they'll  be great in the kids lunches cold too .... if there are any left!

Dough:

2 cups flour

1 Tbsp sugar

2 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp baking soda

4 Tbsp cold butter (from sticks work best)

3/4 cup milk

-Combine dry ingredients and cut in butter until it's crumbly.  Add milk and stir to moisten.

-Roll out half the dough on a floured surface. Quarter the sausage and lay the 4 quarters on the dough, length-wise.  Slice though dough with enough to roll each quarter in.

Bake at 350 for 15-20 min, or until the dough is golden and the meat is cooked. (turn the rolls halfway through if it looks like the bottoms are getting too dark). 

Cool and slice into desired sizes.
*I also added a tsp of Epricure Herb and Garlic dip mix to the dough.  YUMMY!

Although those meat buns are absolutely amazing, 4 hours in the kitchen making them is a big commitment, so these may get made more often.  Meat Buns will remain a treat and rationed as such! ;)