Crab Appetizers @MaddieDayAuthor #giveaway

MADDIE DAY here, with another recipe from Murder at Cape Costumers, which releases next Tuesday!

Mac Almeida's mother Astra makes these yummy morsels for an appetizer at family Sunday dinner. I got the recipe from my good friend Lyndsie Reynolds, and I've made it several times for parties. Lyndsie called the app "Crabbies," which is how they're referred to in the book, but I worried about titling a recipe post like that, LOL!

I'll give away a signed copy of the new book to one commenter, so be sure to include your email address.

Crabbies 

It’s easy to double the amounts. That way you can keep a bag of tasty bites in the freezer for a quick appetizer for gatherings or with a glass of wine while you wait for dinner to cook.

Ingredients

              

Package of six English muffins

5 ounce jar of Kraft Old English Cheese Spread (or 4 ounces fine-grated sharp cheddar cheese and 2 ounces softened cream cheese)

8 oz can of lump crab meat, well drained

1 stick of butter, room-temperature softened (doesn’t matter if it’s salted or unsalted)

1 tablespoon of mayonnaise

1 tablespoon of finely diced onion or shallot (I omitted this)

1 teaspoon garlic powder (if your butter is unsalted, you can use garlic salt)

1 teaspoon Lawry’s Seasoning or Old Bay powder

Pinch of regular or sweet paprika

Pinch of pepper

Pinch of salt if there’s none otherwise, as in the butter or garlic powder

Directions

Split English muffins in half (forking method is best to split as it leaves you with the nooks and crannies in the muffins).

 

Mix all the ingredients with a fork, except the crab meat. 

When combined well, fold in the crab. 

Spread over the 12 halves of muffins. 

Put in freezer for about 2 hours or until hard, which makes them easy to cut.

Cut each muffin into quarters.

Put in plastic container using parchment paper to separate layers of appetizer bites. Keep frozen until needed.

When needed, broil frozen bites for 5-7 minutes, depending on distance from broiler.  Keep an eye on them. Serve immediately.

Note: I forgot to take a photo of the crabbies I made on the white English muffins. I had extra crab mixture, and spread it on a few whole wheat English muffins, as shown in this finished appetizer picture.

Readers: What's your favorite appetizer to make or to eat elsewhere? I'll send one lucky commenter a copy of Murder at Cape Costumers!

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 Murder at the Rusty Anchor,

 A Case for the Ladies,

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Maddie Day (aka Edith Maxwell) is a talented amateur chef and holds a PhD in Linguistics from Indiana University. An Agatha Award-winning and bestselling author, she is a member of Sisters in Crime and Mystery Writers of America and also writes award-winning short crime fiction. She lives with her beau and sweet cat Martin north of Boston, where she’s currently working on her next mystery when she isn’t cooking up something delectable in the kitchen.