Hot Dog Buns
I don't know right now how many Fridays have come and gone without me realizing they were Fridays, and I had missed yet another Frugal Hacks posting day. I'm too embarrassed to look. And it's even more embarrassing to discuss such a humble subject as the one I am gong to discuss, but we visited the day-old bread store earlier this week and picked up oodles of hot-dog buns for .39, so that's what we're talking about.
We don't really eat hot-dogs very often- perhaps once or twice a year. Usually when we do eat hot-dogs, it's because somebody else bought them. So why the hot-dog buns? Because a hot-dog isn't the only way to eat them. Here are some of the things we've done with them:
Garlic bread- butter the buns, spread them with your favorite garlic topping (or mix garlic with butter and spread) top with a bit of parmesan cheese if desired and toast under the broiler.
Tuna Melts- make tuna fish as usual, spread over lightly toasted open faced hot dog buns. Top with a bit of cheese, toast under broiler until cheese melts.
Dice them into squares (this works best for stale buns) and gently toast them in a skillet, coating with oil and herbs of your choice for croutons.
Toast stale buns, run through a blender with seasonings of your choice for flavored bread crumbs for other recipes.
Make miniature pizzas
Hoagies- fill with lunch meats, mayo, lettuce, and tomato
Cheese Strata
2 1/2 c. shredded cheese
6 eggs, slightly beaten
2 c. milk
1 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. dry mustard
Garlic to taste
Spread a layer of hot dog buns (break them up into chunks if you like, and you can use any bread) in the bottom of a grease 9X13 pan. Sprinkle cheese over the top (you can use more or less than the amount called for. If you buy extra sharp cheddar you can get by with less). Mix remaining ingredients, pour over layers. Cover, chill 6 hours or overnight (I usually just put it right in the oven). If you don't have a large enough pan you can just make several layers of bread and cheese in a smaller pan and adjust the cooking time (the deeper the layer the longer it takes to bake)
Bake at 325 degrees for 30-45 minutes. It's done when the eggs are cooked and the mixture is no longer jiggly, but is golden brown and a knife inserted comes out clean.
I have learned that this recipe is very forgiving. It doesn't much matter if you have an egg more or less, a bit less or a bit more milk or cheese.
If you were to freeze this, you would freeze it raw and thaw and defrost it on the day you intend to eat it. It freezes very well.
Add left over bits of chopped meat, or veggies like onions, peppers, mushrooms, or leeks- whatever you have on hand.
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6 Responses to “Hot Dog Buns”
May 30th, 2008 at 9:38 am
We like peanut butter and banana sandwiches, and we think it’s especially fun to eat “banana dogs.” Just spread peanut butter on your hot dog bun and wrap a whole banana in it, hot dog style.
May 30th, 2008 at 9:39 am
That is pure genious!!! I never knew there were so many things to use a hotdog bun for–YAY!!!
Julieann
May 30th, 2008 at 11:04 am
Hot dog buns are the perfect shape for little hands. We use them for sandwiches for the little ones around our house. They don’t get nearly as messy as they do when eating a sandwich made with sliced bread.
May 30th, 2008 at 12:56 pm
Yep…there’s just bread. You can use any way that you would use other breads. Good ideas!
May 30th, 2008 at 2:15 pm
I prefer hot dog buns for making my son’s PB&J sandwiches. If nothing else, they’re more fun to make.
He loves referring to them as peanut butter and jelly dogs. They’re not as messy in his school lunch as peanut butter and jelly burgers, because of the shape.
I’ll have to make him a banana dog this weekend …
May 30th, 2008 at 7:02 pm
Okay, we make kiddo french bread pizzas. I always have sale hot dog buns in the freezer to take advantage of the rare occassion when pepperoni is on sale. A little pasta sauce, some shredded cheese, the pepperoni and voila! a super mild kid-sized pizza! My little boys love this and my husband does too!
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