Garlic-Good Crab Cakes
- 18 sheets phyllo dough, thawed (note thawing time on package directions)
- 1/2 cup butter, melted
- 6 large cloves garlic
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons water
- 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese at room temperature
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 1 package (4 ounces) crumbled feta cheese
- 1 can (6 ounces) crabmeat, drained or substitute fresh
- 2 cups soft bread crumbs, divided
- 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- Paprika, for garnish
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Take 3 sheets of phyllo at a time, butter and roll up, jelly-roll style.
- Cut into fourths.
- Press, cut side down, into muffin pan cups.
- Press with fingers to flatten and work slightly up the sides of cup.
- Brush cups with melted butter.
- Repeat with remaining phyllo sheets, for a total of 24 cups.
- To prepare filling, place garlic, with tough bottoms cut off, in a plastic bag.
- Pound with the side of a meat cleaver.
- Remove skins and place crushed garlic in a deep microwave safe bowl.
- Add lemon juice and water.
- Cover and microwave for 2 minutes.
- Add cream cheese to garlic and cream together.
- Add beaten eggs, feta, crab, and 1 cup of the bread crumbs and mix well.
- Add cayenne pepper and mix again.
- Spoon mixture into each phyllo cup, distributing evenly, about 1 tablespoon of mixture per phyllo cup.
- Sprinkle remaining bread crumbs over the crab mixture (about 1 teaspoon per phyllo cup) and lightly dust the top of each with paprika.
- Bake for 25 minutes.
- Carefully remove each phyllo cup/crab "cake" onto a cooling rack.
- Serve warm or at room temperature.
phyllo, butter, garlic, lemon juice, water, cream cheese, eggs, feta cheese, crabmeat, bread crumbs, cayenne pepper, paprika
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/garlic-good-crab-cakes-recipe0.html (may not work)