50+ Friends Club Cookbook -- Appetizers and Snacks -- Peppered Shrimp Cheesecake Spread

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Peppered Shrimp Cheesecake Spread

From the Kitchen of: Pepper
Source: Seafood Recipes

1	C	Dry bread crumbs
3	tbsp	Butter, melted
2	8--oz pkg	Soft cream cheese
1	16 oz cont	Sour cream, divided
2	3 oz pkg	Goat or feta cheese
3	lg	Florida eggs
3	tbsp	Minced fresh oregano (or 1 teaspoon dried, ground)
2	tbsp	Minced fresh thyme (or 1 teaspoon dried leaves)
½	C	Chopped Florida red bell pepper
1	lb	Florida shrimp, cooked, peeled and deveined

Combine bread crumbs and butter and press into bottoms of four (4-inch) spring form pans.
Beat cream cheese, 1 cup sour cream and goat cheese until smooth. Blend eggs in one at a time. Stir in oregano, thyme and peppers, pour mixture into pans.
Bake at 325º F for 30 minutes.
Cool, then cover and chill.
When ready to serve chop all but 12 shrimp. Mix chopped shrimp with remaining sour cream and top cakes; remove from pans, garnish with remaining shrimp.
Serve with cut vegetables and hard bread or crackers.
Yield: 15-18 appetizers