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PlayFood: Cheese Balls with Olive

"Olives Baffled"

(This recipe comes from a cooking class at Gamble House, Palo Alto.)
2 cups sharp cheddar cheese, grated
1 cup flour
1/4 lb butter
48 (or so) green olives with pimiento

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Put the cheese and butter in a food
processor and blend until smooth. Add the flour and mix well. Roll
out to 1/4 inch thichkness. Cut the dough into 2 inch squares (or so)
and wrap a square around each olive, sealing the seams. (Actually, I
didn't worry about making squares; I just took what looked like a
good amount and mashed it around the olive.)
Place cheese balls on a cookie sheet and bake 15 minutes (or so).
Check after the first 10 munutes to make sure they don't burn.

(I don't think mine were in any danger of burning. I had to make
myself leave them in long enough. They look just a little darker and
sort of toasty when done.)

Makes 48.