Air Fryer Mummy Dogs with Golden Crescent Dough
By Emma Collins
Prep
10 min
Cook
8 min
Total
18 min
Servings
8
Level
Easy
Serve these at Halloween parties or as a quick Halloween meal. To make Air Fryer Mummy Dogs, place a hot dog inside a crescent roll that has been cut into strips. Leave some dough on the roll to create openings for pieces of candy to represent eyes. Air frying takes 6 to 8 minutes to brown the crescent dough.
A package of hot dogs and a can of crescent rolls offer few other ingredients. Candy eyes in a bag can be used to decorate hot dogs after baking. Unroll your crescent roll dough completely into one layer before cutting it into 1/2-inch-wide strips to simplify cooking. The thinner strips wrap better around hot dogs and allow the candy eyes to be visible on the hot dogs.
When frying hot dogs, aim for golden brown, not just warm white, hot dogs. Possible problems include dough being overlapped or strips cut too wide, which can keep the hot dogs from fully cooking where there is extra dough. Spreading the wrapped dogs apart can help prevent this issue. Air fryer cooking times will vary. The article recommends one to three extra minutes of cooking in some air fryers.
Serve hot with ketchup and mustard on the side or cheese sauce on the side. The article suggests chili and cheese sauce as options for chili cheese dogs. Leftovers can be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 1 to 2 days and reheated in an air fryer for a quick snack.
Why this recipe works
- Partygoers can serve themed party foods at Halloween parties with little preparation. Mummy-shaped party foods can be prepared quickly using strips of dough and candy eyes.
- Families can serve these dishes for Halloween, they are appropriate for children and adults and include foods like hot dogs and crescent rolls that many people will recognize.
- Little kids can help with wrapping the tape strips. A small opening allows the dog's head and eyes to fit through.
- Air frying the dough mixture for 6-8 minutes makes this recipe useful for entertaining or other events where you want warm party snacks.
- Leftovers can be eaten the next day. The article offers a fast air-frying recipe for reheating wrapped hot dogs cooked the day before.
- Other types of sausages, including chicken and mini sausages, can be used to make mummies of different sizes using the same wrapping methods.
Ingredients
- •1 package hot dogs
- •1 can crescent rolls
- •1 package candy eyes
Instructions
- 1
Unfold the crescent roll dough sheet into one long piece.
- 2
Cut the dough into 1/2-inch slices with a pizza cutter or knife.
- 3
Lay the dough strips flat and place a hot dog on top.
- 4
Fold over and crisscross the strips around the hot dog like a mummy, leaving a small space at one end for the face and eyes.
- 5
Use a liner, lightly brush the air fryer basket with oil, or coat it with nonstick air-fryer-safe cooking spray.
- 6
Place the mummy dogs in the air fryer basket in a single layer without stacking or overlapping.
- 7
Air fry at 330 degrees Fahrenheit for 6 to 8 minutes, until the dough is golden brown.
- 8
Add candy eyes to the open face space.
- 9
Serve hot.
FAQ
Nutrition (per serving)
Calories
312
Protein
1g
Fat
18g
Carbs
39g
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