Maryland-Style Crab Cakes

Ingredients:

-4 slices of white bread
-1 cup of milk
-2 pounds Super Lump Byrd Brand Crab Meat
-2 tbs mayonnaise
-2 tsp prepared mustard
-2 tsp seafood seasoning
-2 tsp baking powder
-2 tbs chopped parsley
-½ tsp Worcestershire sauce
-Juice of 1 lemon
-Salt & pepper
-2 eggs beaten

Directions

1. Place bread and milk in bowl and let soak for 15 minutes
2. Squeeze bread dry and place in a larger bowl. Break bread into
crumbs with a fork
3. Add Byrd Crab Meat, mayonnaise, mustard, seafood seasoning
-Eastern Shore Blend, baking powder and parsley, stir until well
mixed.
4. Add beaten eggs, worcestershire sauce, lemon juice, salt and
pepper and stir
5. To finish divide into 16 parts and shape into crab cakes about
1/2″ thick.
6. Fry in a brisk heat for 2 minutes or until golden brown. Can be
broiled for 6-8 minutes

*Crab cake mixture can be blended up to 4 hours in advance and
refrigerated

Buy Byrd Brand Crab Meat:
http://www.chesapeaketraditions.net/crab-meat

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