Crabby Bread!
- 5 Rhodes frozen rolls, texas, thawed but still cold
- 1 toothpick, broken into 4 pieces
- 1 tablespoon butter, melted
- 1 egg, beaten
- paprika (optional)
- 1 pimento stuffed olive, halved
- crab dip (or any seafood-style dip, spread, etc.)
- cracker (optional)
- fresh dill sprig
- For the body, join 2 rolls together and press into a flat football shape. Place body on a large sprayed baking sheet.
- With the next roll, cut enough dough off to form 2 small eyes. Roll each piece into a round ball and place on front of body. To secure eyes, stick a small piece of toothpick in each ball and then stick it into the body.
- Cut the rest of the roll in half to form 2 arms. Place each arm to the side of the eyes but before the ends of the body.
- Cut another roll in half to form 2 claws. Then cut each claw off-center almost in half and place at the end of each arm, putting the small part of the claw closest to the body. Roll the last roll into a 12-inch rope. Divide rope into 6 equal lengths for the legs. Arrange 2 legs curving forward and 1 leg curving back on each side. Tuck legs slightly under the body.
- Brush crab with melted butter, cover loosely with plastic wrap and let rise for 30-45 minutes, or til doubled. (I let mine rise for 1 hour, but 45 minutes would've been perfect, mine looked kinda fat, haha!).
- Brush crab with beaten egg and sprinkle lightly with paprika.
- Bake at 350u0b0 for 20 minutes.
- Toothpick olive halves onto ends of eyes of dough. Cut-side facing outward.
- Place crab onto lettuce-lined platter.
- Place mound of your favorite crab dip between claws.
- Surround with decorative shells (or oysters on the half shell), crackers and fresh dill sprigs if desired!
- I made this for me and my hubby for a "special treat" lunch! I'm allergic to crustaceans, so we had it with my lemon-dilled tuna salad and had a ball! It was so much fun tearing off the pieces and spreading them with tuna, instead of the plain 'ol plain 'ol tuna sandwiches!
- You could make a nice seafood appetizer platter with this, too! Shrimp cocktail and fried oysters would be a great addtion! (A nice mix of hot and cold!).
- Hope ya try it! :) It's really easy! And FUN!
rolls, butter, egg, paprika, olive, crab, dill sprig
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/quot-crabby-quot-bread-168644 (may not work)