Pigs in a Blanket

I know, Pigs in a Blanket?! But really these are the first things gone at our parties and all the kids love them.

1 Pkg. (16 oz.) cocktail-sized smoked sausage links
1 Tube (8 oz.) refrigerated crescent dinner rolls


Drain the sausage links and blot them dry on some paper towels. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Separate crescent rolls into 4 rectangles, pressing the diagonal perforations together. Cut each rectangle in 1/2 and then each half into 6 strips. Wrap a strip of dough in a spiral around each sausage link pressing the ends to seal.Place each link with the seam side down on a baking sheet about and inch apart. Bake for 11 to 12 minutes or until pastry is golden brown. Cool briefly and serve with your favorite sauce. We usually do a honey mustard (1/2 C. honey, 1/2 C. Dijon mustard and 1 1/2 tsp. cider vinegar whisked together). or BBQ sauce. The kids prefer ketchup.

The best part about these is that they can be made well ahead of time and frozen. Just pull them out of the freezer an hour before the party to thaw a little then just pop them in the oven like you had just made them. I do notice however that they do not brown as nicely when they have been frozen beforehand. They still taste great though. I keep some in the freezer for quick kids lunches.