Traeger Kitchen
Traeger Baked Corn Dog Bites
Prep Time
15
Minutes
Cook Time
30
Minutes
Serves
10 - 12
People
Effort
What's this?
Poppable, sharable, and your new favorite appetizer. Sweet & savory cornbread dough is wrapped around bite-sized hot dogs before getting baked to golden perfection on the Traeger.
Ingredients
1 Cup milk, room temperature
4 Teaspoon active dry yeast
1/4 Cup granulated sugar
2 Cup all-purpose flour
1/2 Cup yellow cornmeal
1 Teaspoon baking soda
1/2 Teaspoon mustard powder
1/4 Cup vegetable oil
1/2 Teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 Tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon kosher salt
15 cocktail beef frankfurters
1 egg, lightly beaten
1 Teaspoon dried minced garlic
ketchup and mustard, for serving
Steps
1
Combine milk, yeast and sugar in a bowl. Set aside for 5 minutes or until it starts to foam.2
Add all-purpose flour, corn meal, baking soda, mustard powder, oil, cayenne pepper and 1 teaspoon salt.3
Mix with a spoon until combined then use your hands to knead into a dough.4
Transfer dough to a bowl and cover with plastic wrap and set aside for about 45 minutes- until dough rises and doubles in size.5
When ready to cook, set Traeger temperature to 375℉ and preheat, lid closed for 15 minutes.6
Remove dough from bowl and divide into 15 pieces.7
On a working surface dusted with flour, use a rolling pin to roll out each piece of dough into 3” x 3” pieces.8
Place each hot dog in the middle of the sheet of dough. Roll it in the dough and press edges to seal to make 15 mini corn dog bites.9
Transfer corn dog bites onto a baking pan lined with parchment paper and brush each bite lightly with beaten egg. Sprinkle each bite with dried minced garlic and remaining salt.10
Place sheet tray directly on grill grate and bake until golden brown, about 30 mins.11
Serve with ketchup and mustard or dipping sauce of your choice. Enjoy!