By Renee Martinez
I found this recipe for mummy dogs in a local newspaper recently, and thought they would be something easy, quick, and fun to make with your boys. They’re basically pigs-in-a-blanket, but boys can make their own little mummies, then enjoy it as a tasty snack (throw a side in, and it’s a little meal!). They’ll make a great snack for sleepovers – just pass out the hot dogs and rolls, and have everyone fashion their little hot dog mummies.
This recipe makes 10 mummies
Preparation: 15 minutes
Cooking: 13-17 minutes
1 (8-oz) can refrigerated crescent dinner rolls
2-1/2 slice of American cheese, quartered
10 large hot dogs
cooking spray
mustard
Heat Oven to 375 degrees.
Unroll the crescent dough and separate at perforations to create 4 rectangles. Press at perforations to seal.
With a knife, cut each rectangle lengthwise into 10 pieces, making a total of 40 pieces of dough – this will be the “bandages”.
Slice cheese slices into quarters; for the 1/2 slice, cut in half.
Wrap 4 pieces of dough around each hot dog, along with a 1/4 slice of cheese, to look like bandages. Stretch the dough slightly to completely cover the hot dog. At about 1/2-inch from one end of the hot dog, separate the “bandages” so the hot dog mummy’s face shows through.
Place on a large, ungreased cookie sheet, cheese side down, Coat dough slightly with cooking spray. Bake 13-17 minutes, or until dough is a light golden brown, and the hot dogs are hot.
Draw a little face for your mummy with mustard.
Serve with ketchup and mustard. For a meal, also serve with a side of fresh vegetables or fruit (e.g. celery sticks, carrots, pineapple spears, apple…etc).
These are so cute! If you make them, snap some pictures of your creations and share them with us!
About the Author: Renee Martinez consults and speaks professionally on social media marketing, integrated marketing communications, public relations and branding. She is the president of Ruby Marketing Communications (www.rubymarcom.com), a boutique marketing communications company that specializes in providing branding, social media strategy and integration, and creative services. Her blog (www.lisac95.sg-host.com), provides resources on everything marketing and social media for her active audience.
Renee has contributed as a featured monthly columnist in the monthly jewelry industry publication, JCK on matters related to internet marketing as well as in InStore Magazine as a featured blogger where she writes about developing effective marketing strategies for the jewelry industry using social media. She is the founder of: Social Media Biz Summit (www.socialmediabizsummit.com), the first large-scale SM conference to come to Buffalo, NY; #jewelrychat, a weekly twitter chat for the jewelry industry and www.RaisingBoysWorld.com. Renee teaches social marketing courses at Canisius College in Buffalo, NY for the business school as well as offers small group social media marketing training and educational seminars for businesses in Western New York and beyond.
Renee has dabbled in internet marketing arena since the early 90′s and is not ashamed to call herself a “marketing geek”. From chatting in AOL, “sharing” music on Napster, and teaching HTML classes before it was considered “cool” to developing comprehensive social media strategies, effective public relations campaigns and managing online communities (most recently Chevy Girls Buffalo).
She enjoys being able to help people find their voice online and to create buzz about their product or service that will give them the results they desire. Renee can be found on Twitter (@reneemmartinez) and Facebook (http:/www.facebook.com/RubyMarCom).
