PIGS IN BLANKETS

Posted On December 28, 2010

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(425 F oven)

1 recipe Pastry, see below

3/4 pound sausage

1. Preheat the oven to 425 F

2. Cook cocktail sausage or small pork sausage, larger ones may be cut in three.

3. Drain the sausages and cool.

4. Cut rolled pastry into squares and wrap each sausage; pinch the edges together

5. Bake until beginning to brown (10 minutes)

6. Serve hot with heated prepared mustard.

Pastry:

5 cups flour

1 tsp. baking powder

1 Tbsp. brown sugar

1 tsp. salt

1 pound lard or shortening

1 egg

1 Tbsp. vinegar

ice water

Mix the dry ingredients. Cut in the shortening. In a measuring cup, put the egg and the vinegar and fill with ice water to 3/4 cup. Stir and mix in with the dry ingredients. Add a little ice water if needed. Keep this in the refrigerator.