Snacks & Appetizers: Hot Dog Pull Apart Loaf

If you want a fun, unique, and tasty way to serve hot dogs as an appetizer, try this hot dog pull apart loaf. It's easy to prepare and will please kids and adults alike. To serve, set out on a platter and just let everyone pull off pieces as they please. You can serve it with an assortment of dips, including cheese, honey mustard, ketchup, or barbeque sauce. It's really up to you.


The loaf in the picture is made with turkey hot dogs, but you can use any hot dog you desire. Try beef, chicken, or even vegetarian hot dogs. There are a lot of options out there, so pick a hot dog you really enjoy. You can even change the bread dough you use. Try whole wheat, sourdough, rye, or anything you please. The preparation is the same, but the flavor will be drastically altered. Have some fun with this recipe.


Ingredients


1 recipe for Basic White Bread
12 hot dogs
1 tbsp butter, melted
coarse sea salt (optional)
condiments or dips as desired


Preparation


Prepare your bread dough as directed until after the first rise. At this point, you'll be using the dough to create your pull apart appetizer. Divide the dough into 12 equal pieces. Shape into smooth-topped balls and cover with a damp towel. Set aside.


Remove hot dogs from the package and set out on a clean tea towel. Dry off each hot dog so that the dough will not slide directly off the hot dogs when you wrap them. Set aside hot dogs.


Uncover dough and take 1 piece and pat it down into a rectangle that is as long as a single hot dog and wide enough to wrap around the hot dog. Take 1 hot dog and place it on the rectangle. Wrap dough around hot dog. Pinch the seam closed, but do not pinch the ends closed. Set aside, seam side down. Repeat wrapping process with each hot dog until you have 12 hot dogs wrapped in dough.


Heat oven to 350°F. Spray a large, shallow casserole dish with baking spray to prevent sticking. Set aside.


Take the first hot dog you wrapped and place it in front of you, still seam side down. Using a sharp knife, cut the hot dog into 4 equal-sized smaller hot dogs. Place the sliced hot dogs upright in the prepared casserole dish. Continue to cut hot dogs and place the pieces in the casserole dish until you have a casserole dish full of small hot dogs. You'll likely have to slide them around a little to get them all to fit. That's okay. They can be a little squished.


Brush entire loaf with melted butter. Sprinkle with coarse salt, if desired. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, until loaf is golden brown. Immediately remove from casserole dish and place upright on a serving tray. Add small dishes full or whatever dips you like.


Serve immediately.