Hone
Perfect Crab Puffs

My mother used to make this crab puff appetizer in the 50s and now it seems to be back in style.. at least at my parties!

Ingredients
1/2 cup
whole milk
1/2 cup
water
1/4 cup
butter
1/4 teaspoon
salt
pinch
white pepper
pinch
ground nutmeg
1 cup
flour
4
eggs, at room temperature
1 cup
shredded Swiss cheese
2 cups
crabmeat
1/4 cup
fresh parsley
1/4 cup
mayonnaise
2 tablespoons
well minced onion
1 teaspoon
dry mustard
1 teaspoon
lemon juice
1 teaspoon
Worcestershire sauce
Directions

The Puffs

  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees
  • Heat milk, water, butter, salt, pepper & nutmeg in saucepan over medium heat until mixture boils
  • Remove pan from heat and add flour, mixing until smooth
  • Cook over low heat, stirring constantly until mixture leaves side of pan clean and forms a ball. Then remove the pan from heat.
  • Add eggs, one by one, beating until smooth & shiny after each addition. Continue beating until mixture loses its gloss. Stir in 3/4 cup cheese.
  • Drop rounded teaspoonfuls of cheese batter 1-inch apart on greased baking sheets. Sprinkle with remaining cheese.
  • Bake 30 minutes or until puffs are golden brown. Cool completely on wire racks. 
  • Before filling, cut tops off puffs, scoop out and discard moist dough in centers.
The Filling
  • Place crabmeat in bowl and add parsley (chopped), mayonnaise, onion, wine, mustard, lemon juice Worcestershire and pepper and stir. 
  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees. 
  • Fill puffs with filling.
  • Place puffs on ungreased baking sheets and bake 10 minutes until heated through.