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Savannah Guthrie’s main food group is finger food — and there is no better grub to grab than pigs in a blanket. “I’m very disappointed when I go to a party and there aren’t pigs in a

blanket,” she says. “It’s an absolute must.” And while the plain ol’ version is already a “perfect food” in her eyes, here she combines it with another finger-food phenom — garlic bread — to

create something even more heavenly. Dunk it in marinara if you desire, but, as Savannah says, “It’s so good, it doesn’t need to be dipped.” SAVANNAH’S GARLIC BREAD PIGS IN A BLANKET Serves

6 Prep time: 15 minutes Cook time: 10 minutes INGREDIENTS _For the garlic butter_ 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature 4 cloves garlic, grated on a Microplane 1 teaspoon

chopped fresh parsley ¼ teaspoon kosher salt _For the pigs in a blanket_ 1 8-ounce tube crescent roll dough 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese 4 hot dogs 1 egg, beaten Sesame seeds, for

sprinkling _For serving_ Marinara sauce, warmed DIRECTIONS  Make the garlic butter: In a small bowl, beat the butter, garlic, parsley, and salt until well combined. Set aside. Make the pigs

in a blanket: Preheat the oven to 375°F. Line a sheet pan with parchment paper. On a clean work surface, unroll the dough. Lay 2 triangles of crescent roll dough next to each other, gently

pinching them together to seal, to create a rectangle. Repeat to make a total of 4 rectangles. Spread a heaping tablespoon of the garlic butter onto each dough rectangle, spreading it evenly

across the surface. Sprinkle ¼ cup of the mozzarella evenly over each square. Place a hot dog along the longer end of each rectangle and roll it up to enclose, pinching the seam with your

fingers to seal. Cut each roll-up into 4 pieces and arrange on the lined sheet pan seam side down. Brush with the beaten egg and top with a sprinkling of sesame seeds. Bake until golden

brown and warmed through, 8 to 10 minutes. Serve with marinara sauce. _Excerpted from the book _Today Loves Food: Recipes From America’s Favorite Kitchen_ by Emi Boscamp, Katie Stilo,

Debbie Cohen Kosofsky, and the Today Show Family and Friends. Photographs © 2025 by Johnny Miller. Published by Abrams._