Olive cheese balls

serves 6
ingredients
225g/8oz Cheddar cheese,
finely grated
300g/11oz plain flour
75g/3oz butter, melted
36 good-quality stuffed olives
• Mix together the grated cheese
and flour, add the butter and mix
thoroughly to form a dough. Mould
1 teaspoon of dough around each
olive, and shape into a ball.
• Put the balls on a greased baking
sheet. Cover and chill for 1 hour.
• Preheat the oven to 200°C/
400°F/Gas mark 6.
• Once the balls are chilled, bake
in the oven for 15–20 minutes.
Serve warm.