I adapted the recipe from a recipe out of The Williamsburg Cookbook: Traditional and contemporary recipes adapted from the taverns and inns of Colonial Williamsburg. I visited Williamsburg a few years back and loved it! I'm so glad I own this cookbook. I randomly found it at an antique shop here in town.
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| This is the only picture I was able to take before they were devoured! |
Their recipe calls for:
1/4 Pound cheddar cheese
1/4 cup butter
1/4 teaspoon paprika
3/4 cup all purpose flour
36-40 stuffed Spanish olives, drained
What I used (I also doubled the recipe!):
2 cups shredded smoked cheddar cheese
1/2 cup butter
1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika
1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1 teaspoon milk
70-80 large Spanish olive halves, drained (I had huge olives from Costco, so I just cut them in half)
Here's what I did:
1. Put my cheese, paprika, and room temp butter in my mixer. Mixed until smooth.
2. Slowly added the flour. If you find that the dough is too dry, add a bit of milk.
3. Taking teaspoon sized scoops of the dough, I flattened it in my hand and then rolled it around an olive half. Placed it on a greased cookie sheet.
4. Once all of the olives were rolled, I put the cookie sheet in a 375 degree oven for about 20 minutes, or until they start to get a golden color.
These little babies are best right out of the oven, but can last a couple of days in the fridge. You can also make them ahead and freeze them (un-baked) and then put them in the oven for about 30 minutes straight out of the freezer.
And there you have it! I will say, rolling all the olives in the dough is a little time consuming, but it's totally worth it! Hope you enjoy.
I hope that you all had a blessed Christmas!
