Daisies, the Wieners Circle take pigs in a blanket to the next level with Chicago-style croissant

The Logan Square and Lincoln Park restaurants’ savory pastry collaboration kicks off Jan. 2 and is inspired by the dogs served at Chicago’s favorite foul-mouthed institution.

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Chicago Style Croissants are seen lined up on a parchment-covered baking sheet. They contain a hot dog wrapped in a golden-brown pastry, topped with poppy seeds, a tomato, a pepper and a pickle.

Daisies and The Wieners Circle teamed up to create the Chicago Style Croissant, available starting Jan. 2 through the end of the month.

Courtesy of Dave Yakir/Streeterville Productions

Two Chicago culinary champs — Logan Square’s Daisies and Lincoln Park’s the Wieners Circle — have joined forces to create the ultimate Chicago-style breakfast.

The new Chicago-style croissant, available starting Tuesday, features a char-dog rolled into a pastry lined with mustard, relish and onions. Definitely no ketchup. It’s topped with poppy seeds and celery salt and garnished with a tomato, pepper and pickle.

Leigh Omilinsky wears a black shirt and clasps her hands as she stands over a tray of Chicago Style Croissants at the wooden counter in Daisies, with shelves of ingredients behind her.

Leigh Omilinsky, Daisies partner and pastry chef, is bringing Chicago-style croissants to the Logan Square restaurant, in collaboration with the Wieners Circle.

Courtesy of Dave Yakir/Streeterville Productions

The savory pastry is the brainchild of Leigh Omilinsky, Daisies partner and pastry chef, who appeared alongside foul-mouthed Wieners Circle staff members Chicago has come to know and love in a promotional video for the product.

Omilinsky told the Sun-Times all she had to do was ask the iconic hot dog restaurant to take part in the collaboration, and they were immediately game.

The croissant is part of a long-running croissant collab series the eatery has been running, in which it has also teamed up with Michelin-starred restaurant Kasama, Paulie Gee’s and GG’s Chicken Shop.

Daisies, at 2375 N. Milwaukee Ave., will feature the new specialty pastries for $8.50 each, while daily supplies last, through the end of January beginning at 7 a.m. for breakfast and lunch cafe service.

Along with the croissants, Daisies’ breakfast menu offers coffee and treats, from cosmic brownies to a classic ham-and-cheese croissant. Lunch fare boasts a number of sandwiches and wraps and deli-inspired side salads.

Daisies is on the Michelin Guide’s Bib Gourmand list, and recently earned a Michelin Green Star, which “highlights restaurants at the forefront of the industry when it comes to their sustainable practices.”

The restaurant’s dinner service features a “Midwestern pasta-focused” menu with offerings that include onion dip, pierogi, pappardelle, salmon collars and a number of other local dishes.

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