Gluten Free Retro Olive Balls

Photo: Eva Taylor

Ingredients

1/4 pound Shredded Aged Cheddar (I used orange, but you can use white too!)

1/4 cup softened unsalted butter (the original recipe asks for salte

3/4 cup all purpose gluten free flour (or all purpose flour)

1 teaspoon zantham gum (not required if using all purpose flour)

1 teaspoon Sexy Gourmet Chipotle Spice mix

30 smalls pimento stuffed olives

1/2 cup sesame seeds

Preparation

Pre heat oven to 350°F.

Place all ingredients but the sesame seeds and olives into a food processor and process until it becomes a firm ball of dough.

Remove from processor and roll out on a piece of parchment to about 2 -3 mm thick.

Using a 5 cm cookie cutter, cut circles. Wrap one olive per cut circle and roll into sesame seeds until well coated.

Bake for 15-20 minutes until sesame seeds are somewhat golden.

Enjoy warm or cool. We preferred the flavour once they cooled to room temperature, you really taste the cheese and the sexy spice!

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My sister-in-law used to make a version of these for the cottage cocktail parties their parents held in the 80’s! I was thinking about making them for Easter and coincidentally a Balderson Cheese booklet had an intriguing recipe, so it had to be done!