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Twin Cities Dogs

Prep 10 min
Total 25 min
Ingredients 7
Servings 4

We love our hometown so much we created the Twin Cities Dog: Two hot dogs with double cheese (two kinds, of course), wrapped in Crescents and served on (yep, you guessed it) two sticks.

By Pillsbury Kitchens

Updated October 19, 2018

Make with

Pillsbury Crescents

Ingredients

8

large hot dogs
1

stick (1 oz) mozzarella string cheese, cut lengthwise into 8 strips
1

stick (1 oz) Cheddar string cheese, cut lengthwise into 8 strips
1

can (8 oz) Pillsbury™ refrigerated crescent rolls or 1 can (8 oz) Pillsbury™ refrigerated Crescent Dough Sheet
1

egg, beaten
8

wooden corn dog or wooden craft sticks
Ketchup and mustard, if desired

Steps

1

Heat oven to 375°F. Slit hot dogs to within 1/2 inch of ends; insert 1 strip of mozzarella and 1 strip of Cheddar cheese into each slit.
2

Separate or cut dough into 4 rectangles (if using crescent rolls, press perforations to seal). Place 2 hot dogs crosswise down center of each rectangle. Cut 1-inch-wide strips in dough on each side of hot dogs to within 1/4 inch of hot dogs. Fold strips at an angle across hot dogs, alternating from side to side. Place on ungreased cookie sheet, cheese side up. Brush top of crescent with beaten egg.
3

Bake 12 to 15 minutes or until golden brown. Insert 1 stick into each hot dog. Garnish with ketchup and mustard.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving

Calories: 640
Calories from Fat: 460

% Daily Value

Total Fat: 51g; 78%
Saturated Fat 19g 96% Trans Fat 4g
Cholesterol: 125mg; 42%
Sodium: 1900mg; 79%
Potassium: 160mg; 4%
Total Carbohydrate: 26g; 9%
Dietary Fiber 0g 0% Sugars 8g
Protein: 20g

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 6%; 6%
Vitamin C: 0%; 0%
Calcium: 10%; 10%
Iron: 10%; 10%

Exchanges:

1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 2 1/2 High-Fat Meat; 6 Fat;