The taste of stuffed olives covered with a simple Cheddar cheese dough and then cooked to a luscious golden brown make a wonderful appetizer to serve with lunch or dinner. This simple to make olive cheese ball recipe will take some. You will need to chill the dough for about and hour, so it sets correctly.

But after there chilled it will only take about 20 minutes to cook. I like to make them in the middle of the day and then cook them at dinner time. You could also freeze them and cook them later It makes things real simple and will save You some time.

Ingredients

• 8oz Cheddar cheese (finely grated)
• 11oz plain flour
• 3oz butter (melted)
• 36 good quality stuffed olives

Preparation

Start by mixing the grated cheese and flour. Then add the butter and mix thoroughly to form a dough. Mould about one teaspoon of dough around each stuffed olive, and shape into a ball. Next put the dough balls on a greased baking sheet. Cover and chill for about one hour. Then preheat the oven to 400°F. After the dough balls are chilled, bake in the oven for 15–20 minutes and then serve warm.