Ingredients

The following ingredients have 40 Servings
  • 40 pimento-stuffed green olives (norma sized NOT jumbo})
  • 1 cup all purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon paprika
  • 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • 2 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese
  • 7 tablespoons unsalted butter (cut into small pieces)
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 tablespoon water
  • 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce

Instruction

  • Drain olives on paper towels, set aside
  • In a medium bowl, combine flour, paprika, and cayenne with a pastry blender {about 3 pulses in a food processor}
  • Add cheese and butter
  • Blend with pastry blender until mixture looks like course crumbs, about 5 min or 12 pulses in a processor
  • In a small bowl, combine, egg, water, and Worcestershire
  • Lightly beat before adding to crumb mixture
  • Using a large serving fork, combine wet mixture into crumb mixture until a soft dough forms, bout 5 mins or 20 seconds in a processor
  • Shape 2 teaspoons into a flat 2-inch circle
  • Place an olive in the center and shape dough around olive, rolling between your hands to form a ball
  • Repeat with remaining dough and olives
  • Freeze for 30 min on a cookie sheets lined with parchment paper
  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees
  • Bake on upper and middle rack positions for about 25 min or until bottoms and tops a golden {be sure to rotate pans half way through baking}
  • Allow to cool on wire racks before serving