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Cheddar Olive Bites
These cheddar olive bites are packed with tangy, cheesy flavor- your guests will devour them!
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
40 mins
Servings: 40
Calories: 59 kcal
Course:
Appetizer
Ingredients
- 40 pimento-stuffed green olives norma sized NOT jumbo}
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon paprika
- ⅛ 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
Instructions
- 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
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Nutrition Information
Calories
59kcal
(3%)
Carbohydrates
2g
(1%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
4g
(6%)
Saturated Fat
2g
(10%)
Cholesterol
15mg
(5%)
Sodium
100mg
(4%)
Potassium
13mg
(0%)
Vitamin A
155IU
(3%)
Calcium
44mg
(4%)
Iron
0.2mg
(1%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 40Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 59
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 59kcal | 3% |
| Carbohydrates | 2g | 1% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 4g | 6% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 15mg | 5% |
| Sodium | 100mg | 4% |
| Potassium | 13mg | 0% |
| Vitamin A | 155IU | 3% |
| Calcium | 44mg | 4% |
| Iron | 0.2mg | 1% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.