Baked Crab Rangoon (using Imitation Crab)

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened (low-fat is fine)
• 1 (8 ounce) package imitation crabmeat, flaked
• 1 1/2 teaspoons garlic, minced
• 1/4 teaspoon paprika
• 1/4 cup green onion, finely chopped, green parts only
• 1/2 tablespoon soy sauce
• 1 (14 ounce) package wonton wrappers
• 1 large egg, beaten

Recipe

• 1 in a food processor, mix all ingredients, except the wontons and the egg.
• 2 preheat the oven to 375 degrees f.
• 3 place approximately 1 teaspoon of the cream cheese mixture in the center of wonton wrappers. moisten wrapper edges with a small amount of egg, fold over the mixture and pinch to seal.
• 4 bake the wontons for about 15 minutes, or until golden brown.
• 5 serve with plum sauce or sweet and sour sauce for dipping.
• 6 notes:.
• 7 i have found wonton wrappers at both safeway and walmart, but i prefer the ones from safeway. they are about the same price, and the safeway ones are thinner and taste better (in my opinion).
• 8 you can also make these ahead and freeze them: make the filling and seal the wontons. place them (unbaked) on a baking sheet and stick the sheet in the freezer, until the wontons are frozen. take the wontons off the baking sheet and put them in a ziploc freezer bag (this way they won't stick together). when ready to bake, take as many as you need from the freezer, lightly grease a baking sheet, and bake as directed.