Shrimp Puffs

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 large eggs
• 12 ounces canned tiny shrimp or 12 ounces canned tiny fresh shrimp
• 1 celery, , finely chopped
• 3 tablespoons finely chopped green onions
• 3 large hardboiled egg, chopped
• 2/3 cup mayonnaise
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice

Recipe

• 1 to make puffs------------.
• 2 preheat oven to 400 f degrees.
• 3 in a medium size saucepan, combine butter and water; heat to boiling.
• 4 stir in flour and salt using a wooden spoon.
• 5 stir until butter/flour mixture forms a thick, smooth base that follows the back of the spoon around the pan.
• 6 remove from heat; cool slightly.
• 7 using a wooden spoon, mix in eggs one at a time until mixture is thick and smooth.
• 8 (this is very important to make sure that the mixture is smooth.) drop by teaspoons onto a lightly greased cookie sheet; space 1 inch apart.
• 9 bake in preheated 400 f oven for 20 to 25 minutes or until puffed and golden; let cool.
• 10 puff filling-------------.
• 11 rinse shrimp in cold water; drain well.
• 12 in a medium bowl, combine shrimp, chopped celery, chopped green onions and chopped hard cooked eggs; mix well.
• 13 in a separate bowl using a whisk, blend together mayonnaise, salt and lemon juice; fold into shrimp mixture and chill for about 1/2 hour in refrigerator.
• 14 to assemble puffs-----------------.
• 15 pull or cut tops off the puffs and set aside with each puff.
• 16 remove any soft membrane from inside puff and discard.
• 17 stuff with chilled filling.
• 18 replace tops of puffs.
• 19 refrigerate until ready to serve.
• 20 you can also use crab in place of shrimp.