Stuff the Pizza Crust With Hot Dogs
I recently had a vision. It was a ’90s-style pizza ad where a slice of the pie is ripped off to reveal a mozzarella-filled crust, but it wasn’t mozzarella. The crust was filled with hot dogs . While I still think it was a weird fever dream, it turns out Pizza Hut and Dominos have been toying with this pig-in-pie idea on and off since 2015. the vision remains unexplained. Either way, it’s genius and something you should do ASAP to improve your day.
The procedure for filling a pizza crust with hot dogs is almost the same as filling it with mozzarella. You leave a wide border of the crust, add the future filling and stretch the edge of the crust up and over the filling. The big difference is that shredded mosa can be sprinkled around the perimeter and the hot dogs won’t bend that way.
This is where bites come in handy. Instead of trying to bend a straight hot dog, simply cut it into 1-inch thick segments. Place them along the edge in a curved line, wrap individually in excess crust (pig in a blanket fashion always), and you have a hot dog stuffed crust.
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How to Make Pizza with Toppings for Hot Dogs on the Crust
1. Stretch the dough
A good inch or two of dough will eventually wrap around the dog, so keep that in mind when stretching the crust. I used half a ball of frozen pizza dough, about 10 ounces (I store the rest in the refrigerator for pizza week ), and stretched it to a 12-inch circle.
2. Trim the edge to make blankets.
Place the dough on a pizza peel or a piece of parchment paper on a baking sheet if that’s how you’re baking it. I used a small serrated knife to cut the elastic dough. Cut about an inch from the outer edge all the way around. To keep the segments even, I cut two slices opposite each other. Then divide this distance in half and again cut two slices opposite each other. I repeated this until I had 16 petals, which gave me 2 pieces of hot dog per slice of pizza (since I cut it into 8 slices). You can change the number of hot dog pieces per slice depending on the size of your pizza.
3. Wrap the dogs
I put some sauce on first to mark out my playing field, but if I did it again (and I will), I would probably save the sauce until after my puppies were put down. Either way, as long as you stretch the dough over the dog and roll it out all the way so that the end of the dough is underneath the hot dog, then it will stay securely wrapped. Place a piece of hot dog on each piece of crust and roll each one up. To create a Pizza Hut look, you can wrap the pig in a pizza blanket with the open ends pointing away from the center of the pie, like a starburst. I wasn’t worried. I just kept them level to make them look more like a regular pizza with a hidden secret.
4. Cover the pizza and bake.
Spread a couple of spoonfuls of sauce, cheese and any toppings on the pie. I kept it simple by adding tomato sauce and shredded mozzarella: the main dish is the hot dogs. Bake the pizza at 425°F for 10 to 12 minutes.
I’m not even a hot dog fan, but this pizza is very enjoyable to eat. You can bite off the hot dog pieces as a fun bouquet or save them for the last bite. If you’re the type of person who tends to leave the crust on the plate, you won’t do it this time. You can stuff the crust with small smoke bites, pieces of your favorite bologna, bologna, tofu dog, or even small frozen corn dogs (though the corn crust won’t get as crispy). Serve the pizza with a small bowl of ketchup or mustard for dipping and dig in.