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                           Crab Puff Savannah

Recipe By     : Marvis T. Hinson/Award Winning Fillo Dough Recipes
Serving Size  : 8    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Cheese                           Crab
               Eggs                             Filo
               Main Dishes                      Seafood
               Spinach

 Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
  1      tablespoon    butter
  1      cup           chopped red bell pepper
    1/2  cup           chopped onion
    1/4  cup           sliced mushrooms
                       salt and pepper -- to taste
  2      pounds        fresh spinach
  1      cup           ricotta cheese
  1      tablespoon    chopped parsley
  1      pound         crab meat -- picked over
  5      large         eggs
  1      cup           grated Swiss cheese
 20      sheets        Fillo dough
    3/4  cup           butter -- softened

In small skillet, melt 1 Tbsps. butter, add rd peppers, onions and mushrooms.
Saute until tender. Season with salt and pepper. Placei n large bowl and
chill. Clean spinach and remove stems. Blanch in boiling salted water for 2
minutes. Remove, plunge into cold water. Remove and squeeze out excess
moisture. Chop spinach.

Mix spinach with ricotta cheese and parsley, season with salt and pepper. Set
aside.

Gently mix crab meat into chilled vegetable mixture.

In small bowl, beat eggs and mix with Swisscheese. Gently fold into crab
mixture.

Prepare fillo pizza crust (See - Basic Instructions) in greased 9x13x2"
baking pan. After the first 5 layers of fillo sheets, spread half of crab
mixture over fillo. Top with 5 fillo sheets and spread all of spinach mixture
on top. Layer with another 5 fillo sheets, spread with remaining crab mixture
and top with last 5 fillo sheets. Brush with butter and score to fillo sheets
in diamond shape. Bake in preheated 350 F oven 50-60 minutes or until puffed
and golden brown.

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NOTES: Marvis T. Hinson is an instructor of Culinary Arts, Savannah Techical
School, Savannah, GA
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