We had friends over a few nights ago to watch the Oscars with us. Thinking hot dogs and pizza were a good match for my going-to-the-movies theme, I made pigs in a blanket (Dave described them more as "pigs in a comforter") and mini-pizzas. I used my favorite recipe for bread dough to wrap my hot dogs. In a frying pan, I cooked sliced red pepper and sweet onions in olive oil with Hebrew National All-Beef Hot Dogs (cut in half crosswise.) I rolled my bread dough thin, cut it into triangles and in each cresent I rolled a half dog, sauteed pepper, a little onion and some grated cheddar. Brushed the bread with beaten egg white mixed with water and baked on a parchment-covered cookie sheet for 15 minutes at 350 just before serving. They were excellent.For the pizzas, I used my food-processor dough recipe. I coated standard-size muffin pans with olive oil and some cornmeal, and cut the dough into 2 inch rounds that fit perfectly into the muffin pans. I topped some with store-bought pesto sauce, Greek olives, grated mozzarella and pine nuts. The rest I topped with tomato sauce, mozzarella, pepperoni bits and parmesan. Baked these at 375 for 20 minutes. Dandy, single-serving party fare.
