Ingredients

The following ingredients have 4 Servings
  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon dry mustard
  • 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper (or more if you like heat)
  • 3 cups finely grated shredded cheddar cheese (not the packaged pre-shredded kind.)
  • 3/4 cup melted butter
  • 48-60 small pimento stuffed manzanilla olives ((can use kalamata, too))

Instruction

  • In a large bowl, combine the flour, mustard and cayenne pepper. Whisk to combine.  Add the cheddar cheese and stir to coat the cheese.
  • Make a well in the center of the cheese mixture and add the melted butter. Use a wooden spoon to combine the flour, cheese, butter mixture.  The mixture will become harder to stir and that's when you use your hands to fully combine the cheese dough.
  • Drain the olives and pat dry with a paper towel.
  • Scoop 1 teaspoon of dough and shape it around the olive, taking care to allow the pimento and part of the olive to show through the dough.  Transfer to a baking sheet.  Continue to form "eyeballs" with the rest of the dough and olives.
  • Refrigerate for one hour before baking.  While the olives chill, preheat the oven to 400°. Bake the cheese olive bites for 15-20 minutes or until golden and puffy.  Transfer to a platter and serve.