Recipe(tried): Surprise Cheese Puff Appetizers

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~~ these cheese puffs are wonderful, easy to make, and can be made ahead ~~

SURPRISE CHEESE PUFFS

Yield: 50 servings

1/2 c Butter
2 c Grated sharp cheese
1/2 ts Salt
1 ts Paprika
1 ds Cayenne or red pepper
1 c Sifted flour
50 sm Stuffed green olives (black olives and nuts also work well)

Allow butter to soften; blend with cheese, salt,
paprika and cayenne. Stir in flour, mixing well. Mold

1 tsp of this mixture around each olive, covering it
completely. Arrange on a baking sheet and chill until

firm. Bake in 400 oven for 15 minutes. Serve hot.
Makes 50 puffs.

**NOTE** These puffs are so easy to serve at
parties
as they may be made in advance, frozen on a baking

sheet to keep round and stored in a plastic bag in
the
freezer. Bake as needed.