Colorful Crab Appetizer Pizza Food

COLORFUL CRAB APPETIZER PIZZA

Steps:

• Unroll crescent roll dough and place on an ungreased 12-in. pizza pan. Flatten dough, sealing seams and perforations. Bake at 350° for 8-10 minutes or until lightly browned; cool. , In a small bowl, beat cream cheese until smooth. Stir in 1 cup spinach, onion, dill, 1/2 teaspoon lemon zest, lemon juice and pepper. Spread over the crust. Top with the crab, olives and remaining spinach and lemon peel. Cut into bite-size squares.

CRAB-ARTICHOKE PIZZA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a pizza pan.
• Roll out pizza dough on a floured surface to a 14 or 16 inch circle; place onto a pizza pan. Sprinkle dough with red pepper flakes, then top evenly with crab and artichokes. Drizzle with olive oil, then sprinkle with garlic, Parmesan cheese, and mozzarella cheese.
• Bake in preheated oven until the cheese has melted and the crust is no longer doughy, about 20 minutes. Set oven to broil, and cook pizza for 5 minutes more until the cheese has begun to brown.

APPETIZER CRAB PIZZA

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine 1-1/2 cups flour, yeast, sugar and salt. In a saucepan, heat water and oil to 120°-130°. Add to dry ingredients; beat on medium speed for 3 minutes. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a soft dough. , Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 8 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour., Punch dough down; divide in half. On a floured surface, roll each piece into a 13-in. circle; transfer to two 12-in. pizza pans. Build up edge slightly. Prick dough thoroughly with a fork. , Bake crusts at 450° for 10-12 minutes or until lightly browned. Combine the cream cheese, crab, milk, feta cheese, basil, oregano, and garlic powder; spread mixture over each crust. Sprinkle each with 1/2 cup Swiss cheese. Bake 10-12 minutes longer or until crust is golden and cheese is melted. Cut into wedges.

FAMOUS MARYLAND CHOCOLATE CRAB PIZZA

Steps:

• Place a sheet of waxed paper on a cookie sheet. Pour tempered chocolate in circle. Pour chocolate chips, marshmallows and rice cereal on center of chocolate. Hand mix and spread in a 8 to 9-inch circle. Drizzle on white chocolate and add candy crabs of your choice for toppings (m&m's, peanuts, other candies, etc.) Let harden and enjoy.

CRAB AND ARTICHOKE APPETIZER PIZZA

Steps:

• Heat oven according to the pizza crust directions and heat the pizza until it is light golden brown, Remove pizza and set aside, leaving the oven on.
• Chop the artichoke hearts and combine with the crabmeat, cheese, mayonnaise, garlic, salt and pepper, stirring to mix well.
• Spread over the pizza crust, and sprinkle with the olives.
• Return the pizza to the oven and bake 12 to15 minutes, or until the top is slightly browned and bubbling along the edges.
• Remove and sprinkle with the red bell pepper.
• Slice into small squares and serve with remoulade sauce, if desired.

CRAB PIZZA DIP

Steps:

• Mix softened cream cheese with dash of Worcestershire Sauce until color approximately matches the color of pizza dough.
• Spread mixture in 8" pie dish to form the pizza crust.
• Top the "crust" with hot dog chili sauce (about 1/2 the can) to make the pizza sauce.
• Next spread the crabmeat on top of the pizza sauce as the "cheese".
• Finally sprinkle lightly with parsley flakes to add a dash of color.
• Serve with crackers or corn chips.