Crab Bites

This is a recipe I had not made for a few years, but our building was having a pot luck party and I thought these would fit the bill.  The recipe was given to me by a friend and I have made them many times in the past.

I was inspired to make them as our local grocery store had English muffins buy one, get one free.  I decided to make a double batch!

Here is the recipe - 

1 stick butter or margarine, softened

1 jar Kraft Old English Cheese Spread

1 1/2 teaspoons mayo

1/2 teaspoon garlic powder

1/2 teaspoon garlic powder

7 oz. can of crabmeat

6 English muffins, split

Blend all ingredients by hand and spread on muffins.  Cut muffins into quarters.  Freeze until ready to use.   Broil 4-8 minutes, or bake at 400 degree until brown and bubbly.

So...I got to work...

I used whole wheat muffins 

Softened the butter...remember I am making a double batch so I have plenty on hand for the summer...

Used a mix of white crabmeat and lump crabmeat...

Be sure to drain the crabmeat...I think the mix of shredded and lump make a nice mix on the muffin....

Mix everything together...

Spread on the muffins...

Cut in quarters...

Line a sheet pan with wax paper...

Place the bites on the pan...

and pop the pan into the freezer  - 

that way they freeze individually and you can pull out how many you need at any time...

Put the bites in a freezer bag...

and freeze until needed!

That's it !  But wait...have you noticed something?  I did not notice that I did not mix in the Kraft Old English cheese spread until I opened my pantry and saw the jars sitting there. Oops!  I was going to take the bites out of the freezer and try to spread a little of the cheese on each bite, but thought that would be difficult as the cheese isn't very "spready".  So...when it came time to bake the bites I just put them on a sheet pan and sprinkles some shredded cheddar cheese on each bit...and it worked out fine.  

They were delicious...and you can see I forgot to take a photo while the dish was full....I had to grab a photo before I put them back on the table - and all of the bites were devoured!

So...I have a jars of cheese spread for the next time I make this recipe.  

Has this ever happened to you?  Did you ever leave something out of a recipe?  And if so, how did you remedy the dish?

I would love to hear from you!  I have to admit I was upset with myself for this goof, but glad it turned out fine.

Let me know what you think in the comments below - I love hearing from you!

Happy June to everyone - wishing you all a great Summer!

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