Pigs in Tents

You know, sometimes you want to be “that” fun one — not the one that’s making broccoli casserole for the third time this month.  The one that does fun things, and shows her kids a good time.

We had one of those nights last week and I thought I’d share.

The best part is that it is all REALLY easy — and VERY doable.

So, first you’re going to build a fire — or turn on your grill, or light some charcoal.

If you’re doing a fire or charcoal it can sometimes seem daunting because you have to either 1) use a ton of lighter fluid (which, while fun, might not be great to cook your food over) or 2) Coax it along like a baby for some of your precious dinnertime prep.

The HomeRight ElectroLight Fire Starter changes all of that — quick fire, easily done with no coaxing!  SUPER handy when you want a fun summer dinner!  This post is sponsored by the fire starter, and you’ll see why I love it!

A full fire within seconds!

Just plug it in, push the button and WHAMO — FIRE!  It truly is just that simple.  No more coaxing, no more lighter fluid.

Ok, back to the piggies.

You’re going to need some sticks to cook the hot dogs on.  You can do a few things:

1.  You can cook the bread separately — we call this “bread on a stick” — use a dowel to wrap the bread around (we tried it with one of our wire hot dog roasters and it didn’t work too well — so I’d use a thin dowel).
2. Get regular ol’ sticks — you can use those to roast the hot dogs on
3. Get roasting sticks.  I made some from dowels and a long piece of wire one time at a craft event — but they’re pretty cheap to buy as well (and can also be used for S’mores!).

Take a can of bread dough.  You have a few options:

1.  Pizza dough (you’d have to slice it)
2. Breadsticks
3. Cresent rolls

We chose the crescent rolls (maybe because they are one of my favorite foods).  You’ll want to press them into a sheet and then cut out two rectangles for every 2 triangles you put together.

Then, roll that pretty thin.

{full disclosure — we were using 2 triangles put together, but the dough was so thick that way it was hard to get it cooked all the way — I’d 100% recommend less dough, it will be a lot easier}.

Be sure to seal the bread dough on either side by kind of attaching it to itself on the ends (so the dough overlaps a little).

Then, it’s out to roast them on the sticks!

Because you’re cooking the hot dog AND the dough, you’re going to want to find a spot that isn’t TOO hot.  Stay a bit away from the hottest part of the fire and just enjoy your family time!

We all had a good time cooking ours and trying to make sure that they stayed on the stick.

One of the roasters that have two prongs would probably make this a lot easier since you could use those to “pin” down your bread dough.

Then, just let them brown and get tasty!  The key is also making sure that the dough that is closest to the hot dog gets cooked.  It’s pretty easy to think that the pig in the tent is all done, only to bit into it and find raw center dough — so try to poke a finger in there to make sure.

Our dough was thick enough that I threw them in the oven to finish up.  By making the dough less thick — this shouldn’t be a problem (as I mentioned above!)

You know that when your kids think of summer, they think of nights like these — nights you “let” them do something special and they had fun doing it.

The best part of this one is that it doesn’t take a lot of time/effort and the final product is delicious.  Serve with a veggie try and get your super-mom award!

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