Green Olive Cheese Bites
From flavorsofitaly 16 years ago
- 15 minutes to make
- Serves 48
These tasty appetizers are among our most popular.
Ingredients
- 2 cups sharp, or extra sharp cheddar cheese shopping list
- 4 Tbl butter, softened shopping list
- 1 cup flour shopping list
- 1 tsp paprika shopping list
- dash of cayenne pepper (optional, but really adds to the flavor!) shopping list
- 1 (8.5 oz) jar of pimento-stuffed green olives shopping list
- 1 egg shopping list
- 1 Tbl cream shopping list
- 1/4 cup sesame seeds shopping list
How to make it
- Preheat oven to 350F. Combine cheese and butter in food processor, blend well. Add flour, paprika, and cayenne, and process until smooth.
- Drain olives well. Wrap about 1 tsp of the dough around each olive, pinching edges to seal. Form into balls, and place on foil lined baking sheet.
- In a small bowl, beat egg and cream well, and brush over the top of the bites. Sprinkle with sesame seeds.
- **If you'd like to make these appetizers ahead of time, cover the baking sheet with plastic wrap, place in freezer until bites are frozen, then place them in a freezer bag in freezer for up to several hours. Thaw in refrigerator before baking.
- To bake and serve immediately, place baking sheet in prepared oven, and bake for about 15 minutues, to until just golden brown. May be served hot, warm, or at room temp.
- Makes about 48 bites
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Reviewed by 3 people-
This sounds so good and so interesting! I love unique recipes like this! I'll try to make these as an horderve for Easter!
lilliancooks
in Long Island loved it
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I finally made these! I made them exactly as written, including the cayenne pepper. They were pretty good...I just didn't realize how salty they would be! I love the added flavor of the toasted sesame seeds...I think thats a must! I added my photo! =...more
lilliancooks
in Long Island loved it
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