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Pigs in a Blanket – Paleo Style

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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.  

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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
*2 packages Nitrate- and Nitrite-Free Lil’ Smokes (I use Trader Joe’s brand)

How to do it: 

  1. Whisk egg whites until they are extremely frothy.
  2. 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.
  3. Gently fold egg whites into the flour mixture, stirring until just combined.
  4. Preheat your oven to 400* 
  5. 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.  grain free snacks, dairy free snacks, kid friendly snacks, paleo snacks, paleo lu
  6. Place one wiener in the middle of the rectangle then wrap your fingers around it, smoothing batter all around the wiener.  Pigs in a blanket, paleo pigs in a blanket, grain free pigs in a blanket, dairy free pigs in a blanket, paleo snack, paleo lunch
  7. Place Pig in a Blanket on a parchment covered baking sheet.
  8. Repeat 51 times.
  9. 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.

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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!

I cannot wait to hear if you love these Paleo Pigs in a Blanket as much as we do!  

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About Summer

*You can reach Summer at summer@dirtyfloordiaries.com.* Born in Orlando, FL and raised in Juneau, Alaska; Summer prefers being outdoors hiking, skiing, or just livin' over being inside doing anything. She has a weakness for cheap red wine and good conversation and can always be counted on for a laugh. You won't find perfection here, just a big ole' mess and a few laughs. Feeling frustrated with your life? Visit The Dirty Floor Diaries and you'll leave feeling just a smidge better - Guaranteed or your visit's free.

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  1. Andrea@simplylivinghealthy.org says

    January 6, 2013 at 8:10 PM

    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!

    Reply
    • Summer says

      January 6, 2013 at 8:54 PM

      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! 🙂

      Reply
  2. Bethany says

    January 7, 2013 at 3:11 PM

    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!

    Reply
    • Summer says

      January 7, 2013 at 6:24 PM

      YAY for bringing back traditions in a healthier way!

      Reply
  3. Joy Williams says

    January 7, 2013 at 3:14 PM

    They look great! I am so glad you found a healthy way to make them.

    Reply
  4. Maryann says

    January 7, 2013 at 3:42 PM

    Oh I want to make for super bowl. The boys would like this and who knew they had little smokes like that.

    Reply
  5. Brooke says

    January 11, 2013 at 9:06 AM

    I love that the biscuit dough looks like it’s a little less sticky (and easier to work with) than the standard dough.

    Reply
  6. Suz says

    February 3, 2013 at 8:18 PM

    Love pigs in blankets. I make my version with an almond in a date, wrapped in bacon. Delicious!

    Reply
  7. Carolinagirl says

    February 4, 2013 at 10:21 AM

    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!!!

    Reply
  8. Cara Werner says

    April 7, 2013 at 7:45 PM

    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!

    Reply
    • Summer says

      April 8, 2013 at 1:51 PM

      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!

      Reply
      • Cara Werner says

        April 9, 2013 at 10:06 AM

        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!

        Reply
  9. Chrissy says

    October 25, 2014 at 10:07 AM

    I could not get these to work AT ALL! Do you think you could post step-by-step photos? My dry ingredients with my butter were fine, I refrigerated and then I tried to add my whipped 6 eggs and it just turned into soup! I have no idea how that was supposed to form a dough 🙁 I’m sure this recipe is fabulous because it worked for everyone else, but it just seemed like entirely too much liquid for such little dry ingredients! What could have gone wrong?

    Reply
    • Summer says

      October 25, 2014 at 3:42 PM

      Hi Chrissy! I’m so sorry it didn’t work out for you! I haven’t made them in a while but my kids have been requesting them so now would be a perfect time to photograph the whole process. I will let you know when that’s done! We will get it figured out!

      Reply

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