It just isn’t Halloween at our house without these fun Mummy Dogs. The soft homemade dough makes them extra delicious!
I made them for years for my kids, and now my grandkids enjoy them too. Trust me, adults and kids of all ages love this Halloween dinner recipe!
If you’ve never had pigs in a blanket, you’re in for a treat. I’m not much of a hot dog fan, but wrap one in some homemade dough and I’m in. They are so, so good!
The fact that they look like mummies and have candy eyes makes them so much fun for Halloween night! Make them for your own family, or double the batch for Halloween parties. Everyone loves them, so you don’t want to run out. 🙂
Kids love wrapping the dough around the hot dogs, and you can even help them whip up the dough. So go, have some fun in the kitchen with your kiddos!
How to make hot dog mummies:
- DOUGH – Combine sugar, yeast, salt, olive oil, milk, and water in a large mixer bowl. (I used my Bosch mixer.) Add enough flour to make a soft dough. Knead on low speed until the dough is smooth and elastic, about 5 minutes. Let dough rest 5 minutes.
- FORM – Roll the dough into a rectangle on a greased counter. Cut 1/4 inch thick strips of dough with a pizza cutter. Wrap a strip of dough around each hot dog, leaving a gap for eyes.
- RISE – Place mummy dogs on silicone lined or greased baking sheets. Let rise for about 30 minutes.
- BAKE – Bake in a preheated oven at 350 degrees for 18-20 minutes, or until golden brown.
- EYES – Use mustard or ketchup to stick the eyes to the hot dog.
- Serve hot with ketchup and mustard on the side.
MUMMY DOG VARIATIONS:
- Instead of rolling out the dough and cutting it into strips, you can just pinch off chunks of dough and roll them into ropes.
- Don’t have time to make dough? You can use thawed frozen dough, a can of crescent rolls, puff pastry, or biscuit dough.
- For a mini version, use Little Smokies instead of regular hot dogs. You will have enough dough to make at least 36 mini mummy dogs. If you have leftover dough, just bake it into rolls.
- If you don’t have candy eyes, use a toothpick to make dots with ketchup or mustard.
More easy dinner recipes:
- Mummy Pizzas
- Instant Pot Pork Chili
- Crock Pot Ranch Pork Chops
- Ground Beef Fried Rice
- Cabbage and Kielbasa Skillet
Fun Halloween treats:
Halloween Mummy Dogs Recipe
Equipment
Ingredients
- 12 beef hot dogs
Dough:
- 1 tbsp. sugar
- 2 tsp. SAF instant yeast
- 1 ¼ tsp. salt
- 2 Tbsp. olive oil
- ¼ cup milk
- 1 cup hot water
- 3 cups all purpose flour approximately
- 24 candy eyes
Instructions
- Combine sugar, yeast, salt, olive oil, milk, and water in a large mixer bowl. (I used my Bosch.) Add enough flour to make a soft dough. Knead on low speed until the dough is smooth and elastic, about 5 minutes. Let dough rest 5 minutes.
- Preheat your oven to 350°. Line two large cookie sheets with parchment paper or use a silicone liner.
- Spray the counter with cooking spray and roll the dough into a long rectangle. Use a pizza cutter to cut it into thin strips. Wrap pieces of dough around the hot dogs to look like mummy bandages. Make sure you leave a small gap for the eyes!
- Place the wrapped hot dogs on prepared cookie sheets. Let rise for about 30 minutes. Bake in a preheated oven at 350° until golden brown, about 18-20 minutes.
- Use a toothpick dipped in ketchup or mustard to attach the googly eyes.
- Serve warm with extra ketchup and mustard for dipping.
Notes
- If you don’t have candy eyeballs, you can simply use dots of mustard or ketchup for the eyes.
- Leftover mummy dogs can be stored in an airtight container in the fridge for 3-4 days.
Nutrition
Whip up a batch of these Halloween mummies for your next Halloween party and watch them disappear!
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Hi, Kara! I have made your One Hour Cinnamon Rolls several times since I found it in 2017. Do you have a recommendation on how I could add apples to this? I am using another recipe, but it is a pain in the neck. And yours always comes out perfect! And it doesn’t take 5 hours!
I think all you would need to do is sprinkle 1 1/2-2 cups of finely diced apple on top of the cinnamon sugar, then roll up and bake as directed. Because of the extra filling, you may need to increase the baking time by 5-10 minutes.
What type of flour is self rising ok?
I don’t recommend using self rising flour with yeast breads. The yeast is what helps the bread rise, so you don’t need any other leavening in the flour.
Completely adorable. I’m glad to read a recipe for Halloween that is not sugar/sweets related. I love those too, but they get enough sugar on Halloween so some protein is quite welcome.
With the bread around them, do the hot dogs cook all the way through at 18-20 mins? Do I need to precook them or boil them at all?
No, there’s no need to precook the hot dogs, they cook through just fine. 🙂
I made these last night with store bought dough (cause I’m not patient enough to make my own dough) and the kids loved how festive they are! Thanks Kara!
I’ve made them before with Rhodes dough and we liked them just as much! 🙂