Crab Bites

By vpitts2004

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup mayonnaise
• 2 tblsp sliced green onions
• 1 tblsp celery (finely chopped)
• 1 tblsp freshly grated lemon peel
• 1 teasp lemon juice
• 6-8 drops hot sauce
• 1 1/3 cups snow crab meat
• 1/2 15 oz okg refrigerated pie crust circle (from a 15-ounce package)
• 1/4 teasp black pepper

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

In a medium bowl, combine mayo, green onions, celery, lemon peel, lemon juice & hot sauce.

Add crab; toss lightly to coat; cover & refrigerate.

Roll pie crust to 12 inch diameter.

Using 2 1/2 inch round cutter, cut 24 rounds from crust.

Sprinkle rounds with pepper, pressing lightly to seal pepper into crust.

Use mini-muffin pan placed upside down on work surface to shape crusts.

Place round of dough over bottom of each muffin tin; press lightly to shape.

Pierce each crust once with fork and bake crust side up 7-8 minutes.

Remove and cool slightly on muffin pan.

Remove shells and cool completely.

To serve, spoon crab mixture into shells.