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Cheese balls

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Ingredients for 1 servings:

  • 150 g flour
  • 80 g butter
  • 250 g cheese, grated e.g. Emmental, Gouda, mountain cheese
  • pepper
  • nutmeg
  • Olives, pitted, as required, approx. 12 pieces

Instructions

Working time approx. 30 minutes; Rest time approx. 1 hour; Cooking/baking time approx. 15 minutes; Total time approx. 1 hour 45 minutes

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Knead a shortcrust pastry from flour, butter, and cheese, along with a pinch each of pepper and nutmeg. Wrap the dough in foil and let it rest for one hour. Then form small balls (about the size of a thimble) from the dough and press an olive into each ball. Bake in a preheated oven at 200°C (400°F) for 10-15 minutes. This yields approximately 15 small cookies.

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Written by John Myers

Professional Chef with 29 years of industry experience at the highest levels. Restaurant owner. Beverage Director with experience creating world-class nationally recognized cocktail programs. Food writer with a distinctive Chef-driven voice and point of view.

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