Pull Apart Pigs in a Blanket with Garlic Butter
Individual sausages wrapped in pizza dough and arranged in a pull-apart ring. Brushed with garlic herb butter, baked until golden, and served with ketchup, marinara, or mustard for dipping. A crowd-pleasing appetizer or snack that's as fun to eat as it is to prepare.
Ingredients
- 6 tablespoon butter
- 4 clove garlic, minced
- ¼ cup Italian flat-leaf parsley, choppedfresh basil1/4 cupherb
stronger flavor
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 can pizza dough
- 1 package little smokie sausagecocktail sausages1 poundprotein
comparable size and flavor
- ketchup(optional)
- marinara sauce(optional)
- yellow mustard(optional)
- nonstick cooking spray
Instructions
- 1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- 2
Spray an 8 or 9-inch springform pan with nonstick cooking spray.
- 3
In a small bowl, combine butter, minced garlic, chopped parsley, salt, and black pepper. Mix well and set aside.
- 4
Unroll pizza dough and place on a flat surface. Cut into a grid: 4 rows lengthwise and 8 rows across.
- 5
Brush the butter mixture evenly over the dough surface.
- 6
Place one sausage crosswise in the center of each dough rectangle and wrap dough around it.
- 7
Stack wrapped sausages in a circle in the prepared pan, standing on end.
- 8
Shape the pan up and around the outside of the circle, securing to about 2/3 height from the bottom.
- 9
Drizzle remaining butter over the top.
- 10
Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, until breaded areas are golden brown.
- 11
Transfer to a serving plate if desired and serve immediately with ketchup, marinara sauce, or mustard for dipping.
Tips
Cut dough squares as evenly as possible for uniform cooking.
Mincing garlic finely ensures it distributes evenly in the butter mixture.
Don't wrap dough too tightly; it expands during baking.
Good to Know
Cover and refrigerate up to 2 days. Reheat in a 325 F oven for 10-12 minutes.
Assemble wrapped sausages and arrange in pan up to 4 hours ahead. Cover and refrigerate, then bake as directed.
Serve warm directly from the pan or transferred to a platter. Provide small bowls of ketchup, marinara, and mustard on the side.
Common Mistakes
Do not overbake; golden brown signals doneness and prevents dry bread.
Do not skip the foil shaping step; it keeps sausages upright and secure during baking.
Do not use cold dough straight from refrigeration; it may not wrap smoothly around sausages.
Substitutions
Dairy-Free Swaps
General Alternatives
comparable size and flavor