Dilled Shrimp Appetizers

Great to have on hand during the busy holiday season.

• 6 slices firm white sandwich bread
• 1poound shrimp, deveined and shelled
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1-1/2 cups shredded Gruyere or Havarti cheese
• 1 teaspoon lemon zest
• 1 teaspoon dried dill weed
• Freshly milled black pepper to taste
• 3/4 cup mayonnaise

Method Preheat oven to 300° F. Using small cookie cutter, cut out four rounds from each slice of bread. 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. Cool on wire rack. Heat butter and olive oil in heavy skillet and cook garlic and shrimp just until shrimp curl and turn pink. Remove from heat and set aside for 10-15 minutes to cool slightly. In large bowl, combine cheese, lemon zest, dill, mayonnaise, and pepper. Finely chop shrimp and add to cheese mixture. Top bread rounds with shrimp mixture, mounding and smoothing the shrimp. Freeze in single layer on baking sheet, then store in freezer container in single layer. When ready to eat, bake puffs, frozen, in preheated 400 °F oven for 10-13 minutes until golden brown and bubbly. Serve immediately. You can also bake the puffs without freezing them, in a preheated 400° F oven for 8-9 minutes. Yield: 24 appetizers more shrimp recipes more appetizers and hors d'oeuvres recipes

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