Twin Cities Dogs

Name: Twin Cities Dogs
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4
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) refrigerated Pillsbury™ Original Crescent Rolls (8 Count) or 1 can (8 oz) refrigerated Pillsbury™ Original Crescent Dough Sheet; 1 egg, beaten; 8 wooden corn dog or wooden craft sticks; Ketchup and mustard, if desired

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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) refrigerated Pillsbury™ Original Crescent Rolls (8 Count) or 1 can (8 oz) refrigerated Pillsbury™ Original 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

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;