When I was a single, struggling mom, I used to make Pigs in a Blanket for Styles at least once a week. It was his favorite meal of the week. Pair it with some broccoli and it’s a meal, right? Funny.
I quit making them when my reproductive endocrinologist put me on a very low-carbohydrate diet devoid of “white”. That was about 6 years ago and I haven’t made them since.
The Muffin and The Stinky love hot dogs and I’ve been having a craving for Pigs in a Blanket for a while now, so I set out to find the perfect biscuit recipe to wrap around some little wieners *cough* You know what I mean – get your head out of the gutter! I haven’t found one that I’m desperately in love with, but Perfect Paleo Biscuit recipe from Simply Living Healthy is as close as I could get. I added a couple of ingredients and I’m going to teach you how to make these biscuits into delicious Pigs in a Blanket that even your kids will eat.
This recipe is perfect for a healthy Superbowl snack, a delicious Paleo gathering of friends, or to take to your non-Paleo friends homes to show them just how delicious Paleo living can be.
I can’t wait to hear how you like them!
Ingredients:
*For the BISCUITS:
- 6 egg whites
- 3/4 C almond flour
- 1/4 C coconut flour
- 1 t baking powder
- 1/4 t salt
- 1 1/2 T butter or coconut oil, chilled
- 1/4 t Garlic Powder
- 1/2 t Kosher salt
How to do it:
- Whisk egg whites until they are extremely frothy.
- In a separate bowl, mix the flours and baking powder then cut-in the cold butter or coconut oil. Add garlic powder and salt. You want the mixture to be quite crumbly, like moist sand. Place in the refrigerator for 15-20 minutes.
- Gently fold egg whites into the flour mixture, stirring until just combined.
- Preheat your oven to 400*
- Take 1 level teaspoon of batter and flatten into a rectangle in your fingers. 1 teaspoon is the perfect amount. If you use more than that, the biscuit will overpower the wiener.
- Place one wiener in the middle of the rectangle then wrap your fingers around it, smoothing batter all around the wiener.
- Place Pig in a Blanket on a parchment covered baking sheet.
- Repeat 51 times.
- Bake for 13-16 minutes, until golden. My oven sucks big Rocky Mountain Oysters so I sometimes have to cook mine for 20 minutes. I hope your oven is better than mine. Piece of junk.
These are delicious served with some Paleo Ketchup, or Dijon mustard. They are divine when served warm with a smattering of Chevre.
They are also great as a fun lunch or dinner for your kiddos. Just don’t forget to roast some broccoli or saute some Brussels Sprouts as a side!
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I can’t wait to try these…it’s been a while since I’ve made a batch but I remember my “dough” being more batter-like so I’m wondering if I may need to add a bit more of the coconut flour to get it more solid for wrapping??? I’ll let you know how they turn out!
Hi Andrea! Let me know how you like them? The “dough” is pretty wet, but it works well! I’ve been pleased with it. Thanks for visiting!
You know, pigs in a blanket is a very traditional Christmas appetizer in our family… which has gone mostly primal and that was the one main thing we weren’t able to “primalize” this last year. So – I am pinning this so we can do them RIGHT next year!
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YAY for bringing back traditions in a healthier way!
They look great! I am so glad you found a healthy way to make them.
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Oh I want to make for super bowl. The boys would like this and who knew they had little smokes like that.
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I love that the biscuit dough looks like it’s a little less sticky (and easier to work with) than the standard dough.
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Love pigs in blankets. I make my version with an almond in a date, wrapped in bacon. Delicious!
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I made these for our Superbowl party last night, and they were a big hit! Some relatives won’t try the food we make, since they are most definitely not paleo, but most of them tried these and liked them!
I had to add some more coconut flour to make the dough more manageable. Time consuming, but worth it!
Thanks!!!
Hi! Curious if you might have thoughts to where I went wrong when making these. I planned on making them for my son’s birthday party yesterday, but the biscuit dough ended up being too wet and I couldn’t get it to get off my fingers to wrap around the little smokey. I tracked back and had all the right ingredients and amounts, Obviously you wouldn’t be able to tell me what I did wrong… But maybe if you have any tips on what to do next time if it happens again?? I tried adding more coconut and almond flowers and it wasn’t soaking it up. I definitely want to try making these again as I know my kiddos will love them. Thanks in advance!
Oh Cara, I’m SO sorry!!! I find that if I put the dough in the refrigerator for a while, it gets cool enough to mold a little more. It is a pretty wet dough but I had the same issue once and have NO idea where I went wrong. Try refrigerating it a little bit more if you can next time and let me know how it goes!
No need to apologize
Thank you so much for your response. Good to know, it’s happened to you too. I expected the moisture hog coconut flour to soak it up, but it wasn’t and I was in a rush. I’ll definitely try leaving them in the refrigerator longer. I love pigs in a blanket, so I’m not horribly discouraged!