What looks like miniature bread loaves on the outside actually hide a real treat on the inside. If you use chorizos with this recipe you’d best play fair and warm your guests before they bite into a piglet or else have a bucket of water handy to pit out the flames.

• 1 pound sweet or hot fresh Italian style sausage or fresh chorizos
• 1 recipe pizza dough *

1. Parboil the sausages in just enough water to cover the bottom of the skillet until they are cooked through, about twenty – five minutes over medium heat. Drain off the liquid and brown the sausages lightly.
2. Divide the pizza dough into as many equal pieces as you have sausage links. Roll out each piece into a square.
3. Place a sausage on one end of each square and roll up the dough. Press to seal the edges.
4. Place each piglet on a greased cookie sheet and bake in a pre-heated 375F. oven for about twenty minutes or until the dough is golden brown. Serve warm.

Makes 4-6 piglets, may serve up to 8 if piglets are sliced after cooking.

* (The recipe for the dough can be found on the Sausage and Cheese Roll post)

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Ingredients Needed

• The Sausage is on the inside in this dish
• 1 pound bulk country-style sweet sausage
• 3 cups mashed potatoes
• 2 eggs, well beaten
• 2 tablespoons water
• 1 cup dry breadcrumbs
• 2 tablespoon grated Parmesan cheese
• ½ teaspoon basil
• ½ teaspoon oregano
• 1 tablespoon parsley, chopped
• 1 teaspoon finely grounded white pepper
• Dash of cayenne (optional)

How to make it

1. Form the sausage meat into small balls.
2. Coat each ball with mashed potatoes. This is a rather tedious procedure. It will help if the potatoes are slightly stiff.
3. Make a wash with the eggs and water.
4. Combine the bread crumbs with the remaining ingredients.
5. Dip each ball into the egg wash and then gently roll it in the seasoned bread crumbs. Place the balls on a baking sheet and let then rest for an hour or so to allow the crumb coating t set.
6. Deep fat fry the balls at about 375F. until they are golden.

Serve hot.

Serves 8 – 10 people.

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