The Country Kitchen: Bite-Size Crab Quiche

2023-02-22 18:11:32 By : Mr. Jack Hou

L.G. of Georgetown writes, “For Super Bowl Sunday or anytime, these mouth-watering snacks make an appealing appetizer when you have friends over. You might want to buy two tubes of refrigerated buttermilk biscuits and two cans of crabmeat if you need more than two dozen, which is what the recipe calls for.”

1 tube (10.2 ounce) large refrigerated buttermilk biscuits

1 6-ounce can crabmeat, drained, flaked, and cartilage removed or use 1 cup imitation crabmeat

1. Separate each biscuit into five equal pieces. Press onto the bottom and up the sides of 24 ungreased miniature muffin cups (discard remaining piece of dough).

2. Fill each cup with 2 teaspoons crab and 1 teaspoon Swiss cheese.

3. In a small bowl, combine the egg, milk, dill and salt; spoon about 1-1/2 teaspoons into each cup.

4. Bake at 375 for 15-20 minutes or until edges are golden brown. Let stand for 5 minutes before removing from pans. Serve warm.

S.D. of Cool asks:

Q: On occasion when I don’t have time to fix a pot of coffee, I will use instant. Because I don’t drink it on a regular basis, it sometimes gets caked in the jar. Although it’s difficult to “dig out,” if I’m successful, is it still OK to drink?

A: Yes. You can just pour hot water in the jar and dissolve it. When it is dissolved, place the jar in your refrigerator. To use, pour a small amount of this concentrated coffee liquid into your coffee cup and add boiling water. It’s another good way of not wasting a thing when it comes to grocery items!

• To avoid having deviled eggs slide together and get messy on the way to a party or a potluck, use a muffin tin to transport them. Put one egg in each muffin cup. At the gathering, you can either transfer them to a plate or serve them as is.

• Put the filling for deviled eggs into a resealable plastic bag and then snip off a corner to pipe the filling into your hard-cooked egg whites. They will look neater and cleaner than just spooning it into the egg half and it doesn’t take much extra time.

Note: In case you’ve ever wondered, the cooking term “deviled” means to highly season a food with a spice such as pepper or mustard.