Shrimp Puffs - OAMC

• slices firm white bread (Pepperidge Farm is good)↗6
• uncooked frozen shrimp, deveined and shelled↗1 lb
• cloves garlic, minced↗2
• butter↗1 tablespoon
• olive oil↗1 tablespoon
• gruyere cheese or 1 1/2 cups havarti cheese, shredded↗1 1⁄2 cups
• lemon, zest of↗1 teaspoon
• dried dill weed↗1 teaspoon
• pepper↗1 dash
• mayonnaise↗3⁄4 cup

Step-by-step instructions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 300°F Using small cookie cutter, cut out four rounds from each slice of bread.

2. 2

   Place on cookie sheet and bake in oven for 10-15 minutes or until bread is crisp and dry, turning bread rounds over once halfway through baking time.

3. 3

   Cool on wire rack.

4. 4

   Heat butter and olive oil in heavy skillet and cook garlic and shrimp just until shrimp curl and turn pink.

5. 5

   Remove from heat and set aside for 10-15 minutes to cool slightly.

6. 6

   In large bowl, combine cheese, lemon zest, dill, mayonnaise, and pepper.

7. 7

   Finely chop shrimp and add to cheese mixture.

8. 8

   Top bread rounds with shrimp mixture, mounding and smoothing the shrimp.

9. 9

   Freeze in single layer on baking sheet, then store in freezer container in single layer.

10. 10

    When ready to eat, bake puffs, frozen, in preheated 400F oven for 10-13 minutes until golden brown and bubbly.

11. 11

    Serve immediately.

12. 12

    You can also bake the puffs without freezing them, in a 400F oven for 8-9 minutes.