Spooky Spiders in a Blanket

Spooky Spiders in a Blanket are the perfect snack for your Halloween bash. These frightfully delicious bites are sure to be a hit with both kids and adults alike. They’re the perfect combination of scary and adorable that will have everyone coming back for more.

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• Ingredients – Here’s What You’ll Need
• Steps to Make Spooky Spiders in a Blanket
• Recipe Tips and Tricks
• Other Great Halloween Appetizers
• Recipe

Ingredients – Here’s What You’ll Need

Steps to Make Spooky Spiders in a Blanket

1. Preheat your oven to 400°F. Line two half-sheet pans with silicone baking mats or parchment paper. Then set the pans aside until ready to use. Line another half-sheet pan with a double layer of paper towels. Remove the hot dogs from the packages and lay them in a single layer on the prepared pan. Then, top the hot dogs with another layer of paper towels to get them as dry as possible.

2. Remove the capers from the jar and place them on a smaller paper towel-lined pan or plate. To get them as dry as possible, layer paper towels on top.

3. When the hot dogs are dry, thinly cut the ends of each one. Then, use a ruler to cut the hot dog in half evenly. Throw the ends away. Set the hot dog halves aside until ready to use.

3. Next, unroll the crescent dough sheet onto a large cutting board. Then, using a ruler and a pizza wheel, cut the dough sheet into 32, 1×3-inch pieces.

4. Put on a pair of vinyl gloves and wrap a piece of crescent dough around the center of one of the hot dog halves.

5. Then, stand the hot dog up on its end and use a small kitchen knife to make two cuts going only as far down as the dough, cutting the hot dog into four pieces, to form four of the legs. Turn the hot dog over and cut the other end the exact same way, to form the other four legs.

6. Then, place the seam side down on one of the prepared sheet pans. Repeat steps four and five until all of the hot dog pieces are wrapped and the legs are cut. Place 16 on each of the prepared sheet pans.

7. To make the egg wash, crack the egg into a small bowl, then add the water.

8. Then, use a fork or a small whisk to combine them.

9. Brush the egg wash over the wrapped hot dog pieces.

10. Then, press two capers into the dough to form the eyes of the spiders.

11. Bake the pans one at a time in a 400°F oven for 12-15 minutes or until golden brown. Serve with sides of ketchup and mustard with a spiderweb design in an alternating condiment on the tops of each.

Spooky Spiders in a Blanket are a creepy way to add a bit of fright to your Halloween celebration. They’re the perfect treat for a costume party, office potluck, or scary movie night with the family. Whip up a batch in no time at all and everyone will surely thank you.

Recipe Tips and Tricks

• If you can’t find crescent dough sheets, crescent roll dough will work. Just make sure you press all the seams together really well before cutting into 1×3-inch strips.

• Use a ruler to cut the dough strips to ensure the pieces are all the same size.

• If you don’t like capers, you can use cut black olive pieces for the eyes.

Other Great Halloween Appetizers

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