Post by April B. on Jul 24, 2003 10:48:29 GMT -6
Garlic Good Crab Cakes
Makes: 24
18 sheets - phyllo (filo) dough (preferably Athens brand)
1/2 cup - butter, melted
6 large - cloves garlic, tough bottoms cut off
2 tablespoons - lemon juice
2 tablespoons - water
1 (8 ounces-package) cream cheese
4 ounces - feta cheese, crumbled
2 eggs, beaten
1 (6-ounce) can - crab meat, drained
2 cups - soft bread crumbs, divided
Paprika and cayenne pepper, to taste
SHELL:
Take 3 sheets phyllo at a time, butter and roll up (jelly-roll style).
Make
6 rolls. Cut each roll into fourths.
Press cut side down into muffin pan cups (one in each of a 24-cup
pan); use
fingers to work up slightly onto sides of each cup. Brush cups
lightly with
remaining melted butter.
FILLING:
Place garlic into a plastic bag and pound with side of a meat cleaver.
Remove skins and place crushed garlic into a deep microwave-safe bowl.
Add
lemon juice and water. Cover and microwave for 2 minutes.
Add garlic cream to cream cheese and mix together. Beat eggs and add
to
cream cheese. Add crumbled feta cheese, drained crab meat and 1 cup
of soft
bread crumbs. Mix all together.
Sprinkle with 1/8-teaspoon cayenne pepper into mixture. Mix.
Spoon mixture evenly into 24 muffin cups lined with the phyllo dough
(use
about 1 tablespoon per cup). Lightly dust top of each with paprika.
Bake
in 350 degree oven for 25 minutes or until golden brown. ;D
Makes: 24
18 sheets - phyllo (filo) dough (preferably Athens brand)
1/2 cup - butter, melted
6 large - cloves garlic, tough bottoms cut off
2 tablespoons - lemon juice
2 tablespoons - water
1 (8 ounces-package) cream cheese
4 ounces - feta cheese, crumbled
2 eggs, beaten
1 (6-ounce) can - crab meat, drained
2 cups - soft bread crumbs, divided
Paprika and cayenne pepper, to taste
SHELL:
Take 3 sheets phyllo at a time, butter and roll up (jelly-roll style).
Make
6 rolls. Cut each roll into fourths.
Press cut side down into muffin pan cups (one in each of a 24-cup
pan); use
fingers to work up slightly onto sides of each cup. Brush cups
lightly with
remaining melted butter.
FILLING:
Place garlic into a plastic bag and pound with side of a meat cleaver.
Remove skins and place crushed garlic into a deep microwave-safe bowl.
Add
lemon juice and water. Cover and microwave for 2 minutes.
Add garlic cream to cream cheese and mix together. Beat eggs and add
to
cream cheese. Add crumbled feta cheese, drained crab meat and 1 cup
of soft
bread crumbs. Mix all together.
Sprinkle with 1/8-teaspoon cayenne pepper into mixture. Mix.
Spoon mixture evenly into 24 muffin cups lined with the phyllo dough
(use
about 1 tablespoon per cup). Lightly dust top of each with paprika.
Bake
in 350 degree oven for 25 minutes or until golden brown. ;D