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!
Submitted by : SalGal
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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. 

Serve : 35-40 puffs

Ready in : 1 hour

Reviews:(1)
January 14, 2010
This took me more than 1 hour (more like 1.5 hours), but the result was delicious!
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