Title: Baked Cheddar Olives
Categories: Appetizer Cheese
Yield: 24 Servings
| 1 | c | Cheddar Cheese, Grated |
| 2 | tb | Unsalted Butter, Softened |
| 1/2 | c | Flour |
| 1/8 | ts | Cayenne Pepper |
| 24 | | Pimiento-Stuffed Olives |
Drain olives and pat dry with towels. Combine cheese and butter in a bowl.
Add flour and cayenne and blend until well mixed. Drop the dough by
tablespoons onto wax paper and wrap or mold each piece of dough around an
olive, covering it completely. Bake the wrapped olives on a baking sheet
in the middle of a preheated 400øF oven for 15 minutes or until golden.
Serve warm. Makes 24 olives. A 1969 Gourmet Magazine Favorite.