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.