golden baked carnival dog

These were really quite easy and really yummy. A fun way to serve hot dogs.

1 can (311 g) refrigerated soft breadsticks
8 Hot dogs
1/4 cup Parmesan Grated Cheese


PREHEAT oven to 350°F. Separate dough into eight sticks; pinch short ends of sticks together to seal. Roll or press each piece into 14-inch rope.

INSERT wooden pop stick into one end of each hot dog, leaving 2 inches of each stick exposed. Wrap each dough rope in spiral fashion around one of the hot dogs, pressing ends of dough together to seal. Place in single layer in shallow baking pan sprayed with cooking spray. Sprinkle evenly with cheese.

BAKE 20 min. or until hot dog is heated through and dough is golden brown.
You can dip these in BarBQ Sauce, ketchup or Cheez Whiz.

nutritional information serving size = 1 hot dog (77 g)per serving

Calories 230 Total fat 12 g Saturated fat 4 g Cholesterol 20 mg Sodium 720 mg Carbohydrate 21 g Dietary fibre 1 g Sugars 3 g Protein 9 g Vitamin A 0 %DV Vitamin C 0 %DV Calcium 4 %DV Iron

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Well, that's all for today. Have a great day.