HOT CRABMEAT PUFFS
These savory cream puffs are filled with a cream cheese, crab and almond mixture and baked for an elegant hot appetizer.
Provided by My Food and Family
Categories Dairy
Time 1h30m
Yield Makes about 3 dozen cream puffs or 36 servings, 1 cream puff each.
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 400°F. Place water and butter in medium saucepan. Bring to boil. Add flour; mix well. Reduce heat to low. Cook until mixture forms a ball, stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating with wooden spoon after each addition until well blended. Drop rounded teaspoonfuls of dough onto lightly greased baking sheets.
- Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until golden brown. Immediately remove from baking sheets to wire racks. Reduce oven temperature to 375°F.
- Mix cream cheese, milk, horseradish, salt and pepper in medium bowl until well blended. Add imitation crabmeat, almonds and onion; mix lightly. Cut tops from cream puffs; fill with the crabmeat mixture. Replace tops. Return to baking sheets. Bake an additional 10 minutes or until heated through.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 50, Fat 4.5 g, SaturatedFat 2 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 25 mg, Sodium 95 mg, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 0 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 2 g
CRABMEAT PUFFS
Steps:
- Pile on pastry rounds. Sprinkle with paprika. Broil 3 minutes until puffed and lightly brown. Makes 50-54
HOT CRABMEAT PUFFS
Yield 36 appetizers
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Miniature Cream Puffs: Preheat oven to 400°. Bring water and margarine to a boil. Add flour and salt. Stir vigorously over low heat until mixture forms a ball. Add eggs, one at a time, beating until smooth. Drop teaspoonfuls of batter onto ungreased baking sheet. Bake for 30-35 minutes and remove from baking sheet. Crabmeat Filling: Lower oven temperature to 375°. Combine cream cheese, milk, horseradish sauce, and pepper; mix until well blended. Stir in crabmeat, almonds, and onion. To assemble cream puffs, cut tops from cream puffs and fill with crab mixture. Replace tops. Bake 10 minutes and serve. Note: Easier than it looks. Be sure to make cream puffs small.
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CRABMEAT PUFFS
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Drain crabmeat thoroughly remove cartilage. Remove excess water by squeezing crabmeat chop. Mix crabmeat, cream cheese, salt and garlic powder.Brush wonton skin with egg. Place heaping teaspoonful of crabmeat mixture in center of wonton skin. (Cover remaining skins wiht plastic wrap to keep them pliable.) Top with another wonton skin press edges to seal. Brush egg on center of each side of puff. Make a pleat on each of 4 sides, pressing to seal. Repeat with remaining wonton skins. (Cover puffs with plastic wrap to keep them from drying out.)Heat vegetable oil (1 1/2 inches) in wok to 350°. Fry 4 or 5 puffs at a time, 2 minutes or until golden brown, turning 2 or 3 times drain on paper towels. Serve with a sweet-and-sour sauce (see Appetizers & Cold Dishes: Plum Sweet-and-Sour Sauce or Red Sweet-and-Sour Sauce) if desired. 20 appetizersFrom "Betty Crocker's New Chinese Cookbook." Text Copyright 2005 General Mills, Inc. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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CRABMEAT PUFFS
Made in the microwave.
Provided by Eve Peterson
Categories Seafood Appetizers
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- 1. Drain crabmeat and combine well with all ingredients, except crackers or toast. Mound crab mixture on the crackers or toast. Arrange 6 crackers in a circle on a glass or paper plate. Microwave, uncovered, at power level high for 2 to 2 1/2 minutes, or until puffed and very hot. Repeat procedure with remaining 6 crackers. MAKES 12 pieces.
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