CRAB CHEESECAKE

CRAB CHEESECAKE

1 cup crushed Ritz crackers
3 Tbsp. melted butter
2 8-ounce packages cream cheese
3 medium eggs
3/4 cup sour cream
1 tsp. fresh lemon juice
2 tsp. grated onion
1/2 tsp. Old Bay seasoning
1 drop Tabasco
1/8 tsp. freshly ground black pepper
1 lb. backfin crab meat

Make crust with crackers and butter to line bottom of a 9" springform pan.  Bake
10 minutes at 350 degrees.  Set aside to cool.  Turn oven to 325 degrees.   To
make filling, use electric mixer to cream cheese, eggs, and 1/4 cup sour cream
until fluffy.  Add lemon juice, grated onion, Old Bay, Tabasco, and pepper to
the mixture.  Fold in crab meat.  Mix well.  Pour into cooled crust.   Bake 50
minutes at 325 degrees until cake is set.  Remove from oven.  Run knife around
edge of cake, loosening it from side of pan.  Cool on wire rack.  Remove sides
of pan.  Spread the cake with 1/2 cup sour cream.

This cake is a versatile dish.  Serve it warm for brunch to six people.  When
cold, serve it with crackers as a canape to 12 or more.


The Crab Place
http://www.crabplace.com
Toll-free (877) EAT-CRAB

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