Crab Cheddar Baskets

Name: Crab Cheddar Baskets
Ingredients: 2 cups all-purpose flour, sifted; 1/4 tsp salt; 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper; 2 (8oz) packages shredded Cheddar cheese, divided; 1/2 cup butter, melted; 6 Tbsp Cold water; 2 (8 oz) packages cream cheese, at room temperature; 4 Tbsp sour cream; 2 Tbsp green onion, finely minced; 1 1/2 Tbsp fresh lemon juice; 1 1/2 Tbsp horseradish; 4 shakes hot sauce; 1/4 tsp black pepper; 2 cups lump crabmeat

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Ingredients

2 cups all-purpose flour, sifted
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
2 (8oz) packages shredded Cheddar cheese, divided
1/2 cup butter, melted
6 Tbsp Cold water
2 (8 oz) packages cream cheese, at room temperature
4 Tbsp sour cream
2 Tbsp green onion, finely minced
1 1/2 Tbsp fresh lemon juice
1 1/2 Tbsp horseradish
4 shakes hot sauce
1/4 tsp black pepper
2 cups lump crabmeat

Directions

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{"0":"Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly grease mini muffin pans.","2":"In a medium bowl, mix together flour, salt and cayenne pepper. Stir in 6 oz Cheddar cheese and melted butter. (Reserve additional 2 oz of cheese for garnishing baskets) Add cold water, 2 Tbsp at a time until dough comes together. Wrap dough in plastic wrap. Refrigerate for 30 minutes. Meanwhile, prepare crab filling.","4":"With an electric mixer, beat cream cheese until softened. Add sour cream, 1-8 oz package cheddar cheese, green onion, lemon juice, horseradish, hot sauce and pepper. Mix until combined. Fold in crab meat.","6":"When chilled, roll out dough to slightly less than 1\/4 inch thickness. Using a 2-inch round cutter, cut dough into rounds. Using your fingers, slightly flatten and stretch dough into a larger circle, large enough to coat the bottom and sides each mini muffin cup. Press dough into cups. Poke sides and bottom of each cup with a fork.","8":"Fill each basket with about 1 Tbsp of the filling. It should be mounding. Sprinkle tops with reserved 2 oz of cheese. Bake for 20 minutes or until baskets are flaky, cheese is melted and crab dip is hot and set. Serve hot."}