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john murphy's clam puffs

(6 ratings)
Blue Ribbon Recipe by
Bonnie Beck
Route 66, AZ

This is another wonderful old recipe from my two Uncles who lived in that great old Victorian house with the wood stove and that wonderful marble slab in the kitchen. I remember John would make these on a rainy day, serving them in the living room in front of a crackling fire in the fireplace with wonderful wine, while Mozart or Aida played on the stereo. They are so gooooooooood. More than once I made a pig out of myself eating them. It's a quick and easy recipe.

Blue Ribbon Recipe

So easy and so very tasty! We cannot wait to serve this one up at our next dinner party.

— The Test Kitchen @kitchencrew
(6 ratings)
yield serving(s)
prep time 10 Min
cook time 5 Min
method Broil

Ingredients For john murphy's clam puffs

  • 1
    loaf of san fransisco french bread, sliced very thin
  • 4 can
    minced clams, drain and save the juice
  • 1 pkg
    cream cheese (8 oz)
  • 2 Tbsp
    heaping of sour cream
  • 2 tsp
    butter, softened
  • 2 pinch
    salt
  • 2 pinch
    pepper
  • 1/2 tsp
    dry mustard
  • 2 dash
    fresh lemon juice
  • 2 dash
    Worcestershire sauce
  • a cube of soft butter
  • 1 clove
    garlic, mashed

How To Make john murphy's clam puffs

  • 1
    Rub a bowl well with the garlic.
  • 2
    Hand mix all the ingrediences together in the bowl you rubbed the garlic on. Except the cube of butter and bread. Set in refrig.
  • 3
    Make the clam sauce with the reserved clam juice using some lemon juice, salt, pepper, butter. Set aside on stove to keep warm.
  • 4
    Slice the French bread very thin and toast only ONE side in the oven. Set aside.
  • 5
    On the untoasted side of bread, spread a tad of soft butter and place a dab of Clam mixture.
  • 6
    Broil: leaving the flame on high at all times to make clam mixture puffy and to make them hot.
  • 7
    Serve HOT as an Hors d'oeuvres...with the clam sauce. We love dipping the bread in the clam sauce.
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