The Fourth of July, also called Independence Day, is an American holiday celebrating the adoption by Congress of the Declaration of Independence—which happened (no surprise!) on July 4, 1776. The Declaration of Independence stated that the American colonies were no longer under British rule; they were now independent states.
Firecracker Hot Dogs
Serves 8- Vegetable oil spray
- 8 hot dogs
- 1 can biscuit dough
- 1 large egg, lightly beaten
- 1 tablespoon sesame seeds
- Fork
- Small bowl
- Measuring spoons
- Rimmed baking sheet
- Parchment paper
- 8 wooden skewers
- Ruler
- Chef’s knife (or bench scraper)
- Pastry brush
Carefully push 1 skewer lengthwise (the long way) through the center of each hot dog.
Use your hands to pat and stretch 1 biscuit dough round into an oval, about 8 inches long. Cut the oval in half lengthwise. Repeat stretching and cutting with 3 additional biscuit dough rounds.
Starting from the top, wrap 1 dough strip around each hot dog in a spiral, leaving gaps in the spiral as you wrap. Place on the parchment-lined baking sheet, tucking the ends of the dough strips underneath the hot dogs.
Use a pastry brush to brush the tops of the dough strips with egg. Sprinkle sesame seeds over top.
Recipe Note
You can make your hot dogs extra-special by making a topper for your skewers!Pat out extra biscuit dough into 4-inch circle. Use 1 1/2- to 2-inch star cookie cutter (use similar-size cookie cutter of another shape, if desired) to cut out dough shapes.
Carefully push skewers all the way through hot dogs, leaving 1 1/2 to 2 inches of skewer sticking out at top of each hot dog.
Before brushing with egg, carefully stick 1 dough shape on end of each skewer. Continue with recipe as directed.
