OLIVE BISCUITS

By franny-2

Serve these as a nibble with drinks before dinner or with tapenade as an hors d’oeuvre.

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup (175 mL) flour
• 1/4 cup (60 mL) unsalted cold butter, diced
• 1/2 cup (125 mL) soft goat cheese
• 1/2 tsp (2 mL) salt
• 1/2 tsp (2 mL) chopped fresh thyme or pinch drid
• 1/2 tsp (2 mL) grated lemon rind
• 1/4 cup (60 mL) chopped black olives

Preparation

Step 1

1 Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C).

2 Add flour and butter to food processor. Crumble goat cheese and add into processor along with salt, thyme and grated lemon rind. Pulse until everything is combined and looks like coarse bread crumbs. Add olives and pulse until just combined.

3 Place in bowl and combine into a ball. Chill 30 minutes. Roll out about ½ inch (1 cm) thick. Cut 3-inch (8-cm) rounds, re-rolling scraps until you have 4 biscuits. Place biscuits on ungreased cookie sheet and bake for 25 minutes or until golden. Cool on a rack.