Puffing Crab - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb crabmeat
2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons flour
1 cup hot milk
3 egg yolks, beaten
3 egg whites, beat till stiff peaks
1/2 cup mayonnaise (I use Hellmans)
salt and pepper
1 dash cayenne pepper
1 teaspoon paprika
1/4 teaspoon old Old Bay Seasoning (optional)

Preparation

Melt butter in sauce pan.
Cook 5 minutes.
Gradually sir in milk and bring to the boil.
Cool mixture 5 minute.
Fold in beaten yolks.
Fold in mayonnaise.
Add crab meat.
Season to taste.
Add cayenne.
Fold in stiff beaten egg whites to crab mixture.
Put into buttered casserole.
Dust with paprika.
Bake in 400\u00b0F oven until browned and puffed, approximately 20 minutes.