Crab Crostini

Ingredients

• 11 oz bread baguette french
• 2 tablespoons butter melted
• 2 tablespoons cooking sherry dry
• 1 tablespoon parsley fresh chopped
• 2 teaspoons green onion minced
• 35 servings garnish: green onion curls 
• 1.5 teaspoons hot sauce 
• 2 teaspoons juice of lemon fresh
• 1 teaspoon lemon zest 
• 1 pound lump crab meat fresh drained
• 2 tablespoons mayonnaise 
• 0.3 teaspoon pepper 
• 0.8 teaspoon salt divided
• 0.5 cup cup heavy whipping cream sour

Equipment

• bowl
• baking sheet
• oven

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 35
2. Cut bread diagonally into 1/4-inch-thick slices (about 40 slices).
3. Place on a baking sheet.
4. Brush tops with butter.
5. Bake 12 to 14 minutes or until golden brown. (Bread may be stored in an airtight container up to 3 days.)
6. Pick crabmeat, removing any bits of shell. Gently toss crab with sherry, parsley, hot sauce, and 1/2 tsp. salt in a bowl; cover and chill 1 to 24 hours.
7. Meanwhile, stir together sour cream, next 5 ingredients, and remaining 1/4 tsp. salt until blended; cover and chill 1 hour to 3 days.
8. Spoon rounded 1/2 tsp. sour cream mixture onto each bread slice; top each bread slice evenly with crab mixture.
9. Garnish, if desired.
10. Serve immediately.