Serves 8

Ingredients:

1 cup crushed Ritz crackers
3 tablespoons butter, melted
2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
3/4 cup sour cream, divided
3 large eggs
2 tablespoons finely chopped onion
1 teaspoon Old Bay seasoning
1/2 teaspoon seasoned pepper blend
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon grated lemon rind
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 1/2 teaspoons hot sauce
1 pound lump crabmeat, picked, rinsed, and drained

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Combine cracker crumbs and melted butter, and press onto bottom of a lightly greased 9-inch spring form pan. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes or until lightly browned. Let cool 5 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 325 degrees F.

In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese and 1/4 cup sour cream until smooth. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating until blended after each addition. Add onion and next 6 ingredients, beating just until blended. Fold in crabmeat. Pour mixture into prepared crust. Bake at 325° for 40 minutes or until center is set. Let cool on a wire rack 10 minutes. Gently run a knife around edge of pan to loosen sides. Let cool 20 more minutes. Remove sides of pan and serve warm or at room temperature.