Crabmeat Canapes Appetizers Recipes

Steps:

• Soften butter and cheese at room temperature.
• Blend cheese, butter and salts, add crabmeat.
• Spread mixture on split muffins.
• Cut muffins into 6 pie shaped slices and place on cookie sheet.
• Broil 2 minutes or until bubbly or bake at 400 degrees for 12 minutes.
• If desired, freeze until ready to use. (Note: If you are planning to freeze your canapies immediately, do not cut them until they are frozen. Just lay out the halves on a cookie sheet and freeze. Then, while they are still frozen, take an electric knife and cut the english muffin halves into canapies. Once you have cut them all, place in zip-top bags for long-term storage. By slicing them while frozen, they are easier to cut, and you won't lose any crabmeat spread this way! Place the canapies on a baking sheet in the freezer and then place in Zip-Loc bags when frozen).
• Then, place on a baking sheet and thaw for 10 minutes before baking/broiling.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• Toast bread on a baking sheet in oven until golden, about 5 minutes. In a bowl stir together remaining ingredients with salt and pepper to taste. Toasts and crab-meat mixture may be made 1 day in advance.
• Reduce oven to 375°F. Spread crab-meat mixture on toasts and arrange on baking sheet. Canapés may be assembled 30 minutes in advance. Bake canapés in middle of oven until puffed, about 10 minutes.

Steps:

• Let butter and cheese stand at room temperature.
• Mix together with mayonnaise, garlic salt and seasoned salt and beat at medium speed until well mixed. Add shredded crab meat and blend.
• Spread on split muffins, cover and freeze at least 15 minutes or up to several weeks.
• Before serving, cut each muffin into 8ths and broil until bubbling.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350*.
• Mix cream cheese, crabmeat, onion and horseradish together in a baking dish.
• Sprinkle with almonds.
• Bake at 350* for 15 minutes.
• Serve on water crackers or toast points.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• In a medium-size mixing bowl, combine crabmeat, cheese spread, butter or margarine, mayonnaise, garlic salt, and parsley. Mix well, and spread on English muffins. Cut the muffins into quarters and arrange them on a cookie sheet.
• Bake at 400 degrees F (200 degrees C) for 15 minutes. Broil the muffins for the last minute to get them toasted.

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.

Steps:

• Let butter and cheese soften to room temperature.
• Blend with rest of ingredients.
• Spread mixture on split English muffins. Put wax paper between the halves and stack in the English muffin bag.
• Freeze for at least 30 minuntes.
• Remove from freezer at least 5 minutes before using.
• Cut each half muffin into 4 pieces.
• Broil until they puff up and are bubbly and slightly golden brown.
• Serve warm.