pat's Recipe

Shrimp Cheese Bites

Category: Seafood appetizers

1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup butter
1 egg beaten
2/3 cup chopped cooked shrimp
2 ounces farmer or goat cheese, crumbled
1 egg
1 egg yolk
1/2 cup half & half
2 teaspoon chopped fresh basil leaves
(or 3/4 teaspoon dried basil leaves)

Heat oven to 375 degrees. Place flour in medium bowl. Cut in butter, using a pastry blender or crisscrossing 2 knives, until mixture is crumbly. Stir in 1 beaten egg until well mixed. Shape into a ball. Divide into 24 balls. Press 1 ball on bottom and up side of each of 24 ungreased small muffin cups, 1 1/4 in x 1 inch. Divide shrimp among cups. Sprinkle with cheese. Beat 1 egg and the egg yolk in a small bowl. Stir in half & half and basil. Spoon about 1 Tablespoon egg mixture into each cup. Bake about 20 minutes or until light brown. Immediately remove from pans to wire rack.
Serve immediately

makes 24 appetizers