Recipe(tried): Surprise Cheese Puffs (repost)

Title: Recipe(tried): Surprise Cheese PUFFS
Posted By:Hobbs
Date: January 4th 1999
In Reply to: Help - Need a nice appetizer by next weekend!
Board: TKL Cooking Club The can be made far ahead and frozen.
They are exquisite. I tried making
them with black olives, some with
nuts, and some with dried cranberries
in the center. They were all good.
Next time I am going to make them with dried
cranberries and some with almonds (shaped like
miniature footballs.) They do take time to "assemble"
into the small balls, but I did that while sitting in front of
the television set. Hope you have a good time at the
party.

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.

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.