Crab Filled Pastry Recipes

CRABMEAT CUPS

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 350°F.
• Stir the cream cheese, egg, Worcestershire sauce and hot pepper sauce in a medium bowl. Stir in the Parmesan cheese, crabmeat and chives. Spoon the crabmeat mixture into the pastry cups. Sprinkle with the paprika. Place the filled pastry cups onto a baking sheet.
• Bake for 5 minutes or until the filling is hot.

PARTY CRAB PUFFS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°. In a large saucepan, bring the water, butter and salt to a boil. Add flour all at once and stir until a smooth ball forms. Remove from heat; let stand 5 minutes. Add 1 egg at a time, beating well after each addition. Continue beating until mixture is smooth and shiny. , Drop by teaspoonfuls 2 in. apart onto greased baking sheets. Bake 18-22 minutes or until golden brown. Remove to a wire rack. Immediately split puffs open; remove tops and set aside. Discard soft dough from inside. Cool puffs. , In a large bowl, combine filling ingredients. Just before serving, spoon 1 teaspoonful filling into each puff; sprinkle with parsley if desired. Replace tops.

PHYLLO CRAB CUPS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, beat cream cheese and horseradish until smooth. Stir in crab and onion. Spoon 2-3 teaspoonfuls into each tart shell; sprinkle with paprika. , Place on a baking sheet. Bake at 350° for 16-18 minutes or until tops begin to brown.

CRAB STUFFED MINI PUFFS

Steps:

• In a heavy saucepan over medium-high heat, bring water, butter and salt to a boil Add flour all at once, stir until a smooth ball forms.
• Remove from heat let stand 5 minutes.
• Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Beat until smooth and shiny.
• Drop by tablespoonfuls 3 inchs apart on greased baking sheets.
• Bake at 400 degrees for 25-30 minutes or until golden brown.
• Remove to wire racks.
• Immediately split puffs open, remove and discard soft dough from inside.
• For Filling, combine the mayonnaise, sour cream onion, salt, dill, lemon juice and pepper in a bowl.
• Fold in the crab.
• Fill bottom halves of puffs, replace tops.
• Serve immediately.

FANCY CRAB-FILLED CROWN TARTLETS

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 400°F. Stir the crabmeat, cheese and tomatoes, if desired, in a medium bowl. Cover and refrigerate until ready to fill the pastries.
• Unfold 1 pastry sheet on a lightly floured surface. Roll the pastry sheet into a 10-inch square. Trim to make a 9-inch square. Cut the pastry into 9 (3-inch) squares. Cut each pastry square in half diagonally to make 2 triangles. Repeat with the remaining pastry sheet, making 36 triangles in all.
• Fold the 2 bottom corners of each pastry triangle to the center and press to seal. Press the pastries into 36 (1 1/2-inch) mini muffin-pan cups, with the pointed end slightly higher on one side of the muffin-pan cup.
• Bake the pastries for 15 minutes or until the pastries are golden brown. Using the back of a spoon, press down the centers of the hot pastries to form an indentation. Let the pastries cool in the pans on wire racks for 10 minutes.
• Arrange about 3 leaves arugula in each pastry. Spoon about 1 teaspoon crabmeat mixture into each pastry. Serve immediately.

CRAB PUFF PASTRY BITES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400. Line 2 large cookie sheets with parchment paper.
• Place the first sheet of puff pastry on a cutting board and use a rolling pin to roll it out so it is a couple inches longer. Use a pizza cutter to cut into 12 equal squares. Repeat with the second sheet of puff pastry.
• In a medium bowl, mix the cream cheese, imitation crab, green onions, lemon juice, salt and pepper.
• Place the crab mixture by tablespoon-fulls into the center of each puff pastry square. Pull opposite corners of the puff pastry square up and press together, leaving the other two corners down (see video). Place the bites onto the cookie sheets.
• Bake for 20 minutes or until puff pastry is golden brown. Serve warm.

CRAB & LEEK PASTIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Roll out the pastry on a lightly floured surface, then cut round a plate to make four 18cm circles. Put in the fridge for 10 mins.
• In the meantime, melt the butter in a frying pan. Cook the leeks for 5 mins until soft. Soak the saffron in 1 tbsp of boiling water for 2 mins. Tip the saffron and soaking liquid into the leeks and cook for 1 min more.
• Put the crabmeat in a bowl with the parsley, breadcrumbs, zest and lemon juice and some seasoning. Stir in the leeks then divide the mix between the four pastry circles, laying the filling on one half of the pastry. Brush the edge with egg then fold the pastry over, pressing the edges together. Brush the pasties with egg and bake for 30-35 mins until golden. Leave to cool then serve warm or at room temperature with extra lemon wedges if you like.

CRAB FILLED PASTRY

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F In medium bowl, mix cream cheese, mayonnaise and horseradish until creamy. Stir in onion, lemon juice and crabmeat until well blended.
• Unroll 1 can of the dough; separate into 4 rectangles. Press each into 8x4-inch rectangle, firmly pressing perforations to seal. With pizza cutter, cut each into 8 squares. Spoon about 1 rounded measuring teaspoon crab mixture onto center of each square.
• Unroll second can of dough; separate into 4 rectangles. Press or roll each into 8x4-inch rectangle, firmly pressing perforations to seal. Cut each into 8 squares. Place squares on top of crab mixture. Press edges with fork to seal; place on ungreased cookie sheets.
• Bake at 375°F for 10 to 14 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from oven. Sprinkle each with paprika and parsley; remove from cookie sheet. Serve warm.