Use Your Waffle Iron to Make Duvet Cover Pigs
The brain is very mysterious and I am most puzzled by my own. Yesterday, as I wandered down the aisles at the grocery store, my gaze accidentally fell on a tube of chilled sickle dough. In a matter of seconds, a detailed plan was drawn up in my head to create a dish called “pigs in a duvet cover”, which looks like pigs in a duvet, only flat, whipped and cursed.
Have you ever (momentarily) got stuck under a duvet cover? I have, and this is very embarrassing. This caused a lot of fights in my life – putting the duvet cover back on the duvet is the only thing my ex and I argued about regularly. (I don’t think I can blame the duvet covers for my divorce, in fact I bought a regular blanket just a few weeks before the trial started and it didn’t seem to help.) Anyway.
Small hot dogs are sandwiched between two layers of crescent-shaped dough, much like I was sandwiched between two layers of floral print. The difference is that I ran away; these little dogs cannot be saved. After the waffle, the whole thing can be dipped or drizzled with mustard or other sauces that you usually eat with pigs, which are just draped bedding.
Obviously, you need to prepare the dogs before you cook them with waffles, but you don’t need to cook them a lot. Just take a hot dog, cut it in half horizontally, and then cut the two halves vertically. Then take one rectangle (s) of chilled sickle dough and line up the pigs so that they cover half of the rectangle.
Tuck the pigs by folding the other half of the dough on top of the hot dogs. You may need to knead the dough a little, depending on how plump your piglets are. Close the edges by gently squeezing them together.
Heat a waffle iron over medium heat. This is important, as over high heat the dough will ignite before it even has time to cook. Place the pork bag in the center of the coffee maker, close it, and cook until golden brown with lots of crunchy corners and cracks perfect for storing seasonings. It prepares very quickly (in just a few minutes), so keep an eye on it.
When it’s done, carefully lift your creation out of the waffle iron (chopsticks can help get into the little grooves). Serve boldly, serve with pride, and resist the urge to add a chunk of American cheese to your next plump pig. I tried it and it just spread all over my waffle iron. It was easy to peel, but it was a waste of good American cheese.