MANCHEGO OLIVES

By LindaW1955

CUISINE AT HOME

Ingredients

• 8 OZ shredded Manchego cheese
• 1 cup AP flour
• 1 stick softened butter
• 1 tsp smoked paprika
• 1/2 tsp kosher salt
• 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
• 1 jar pimento stuffed green olives, drained and patted dry (6 OZ jar)

Details

Servings 50
Preparation time 40mins

Preparation

Step 1

1. Stir together Manchego, flour, butter, paprika, salt and cayenne until combined.
2. Wrap a heaping 1 tsp pastry dough around each olive to completely cover and role into balls. Arrange olives on a baking sheet, cover, and freeze overnight. Transfer olives to a resealable plastic bag until ready to bake.
3. OVen 400 degrees. Arrange olives on baking sheet spaced 2" apart. Bake olives until pastry is brown, 12-15"