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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 1 (31g)

Recipe makes 6 servings

The following items or measurements are not included below:

24 stuffed olives

Calories 131
Calories from Fat 74 (56%)
Amount Per Serving %DV
Total Fat 8.3g 12%
Saturated Fat 5.2g 26%
Monounsaturated Fat 2.3g
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.3g
Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 24mg 8%
Sodium 117mg 4%
Potassium 32mg 0%
Total Carbohydrate 8.2g 2%
Dietary Fiber 0.3g 1%
Sugars 0.1g
Protein 5.8g 11%

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Cheese-Wrapped Olives (Bollitas)

Recipe #47939 | 1 hour | 45 min prep | add private note

By: s'kat
Dec 8, 2002

These savory little appetizers are geared to please the olive-lover in the crowd. Can be frozen before baking. If doing so, place directly into oven from freezer and extend the baking time by just a few minutes. Recipe from a clipping, author unsourced.

SERVES 6 , 24 bollitas (change servings and units)

Ingredients

Directions

  1. 1
    Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
  2. 2
    In bowl of food processor, combine cheese, butter, paprika/cayenne, and flour.
  3. 3
    Process until smooth.
  4. 4
    Take about 1 Tablespoon of crumbly dough and place in the palm of your hand.
  5. 5
    Place one of the olives in middle of dough.
  6. 6
    Cup your hand to begin fixing dough around olive.
  7. 7
    Roll between palms of hands until dough is smoothly wrapped around olive.
  8. 8
    Sometimes the dough gets a little crumbly, rolling faster helps a bit, and you can stick dough onto any'naked' areas and roll until smooth.
  9. 9
    Repeat until all olives have been wrapped.
  10. 10
    Place onto oiled baking sheet and bake for 15 minutes.
  11. 11
    Due to the amount of cheese in the batter, these will be rather greasy when they emerge from the oven.
  12. 12
    Remove from baking sheet and place between paper towels to remove grease.
  13. 13
    Serve with dipping sauce of choice (I used a mango salsa).
  14. 14
    Note: Upon making these recently, I discovered that the preferred method should be to freeze these on a baking tray for about 3-4 hours before baking. This allows the texture of the 'dough' to remain firm around the balls when baking. Of course if you don't have the time, they are still just as tasty the first way... the balls just don't hold up quite as well in the oven.

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From: rosslare

On Aug 16, 2009

Tasty morsels! I added 1/4 teaspoon salt to dough and a pinch of chili flakes. I froze mine prior to baking and they turned out just like in the picture.

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    From: Mistress of Tea

    On Dec 28, 2007

    These were a little fussy to make and mine looked nothing like the picture, but they sure tasted good and the fam loved them!! Thanks!!

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    From: Fairy Nuff

    On Aug 28, 2005

    Delicious!!! I made these ten days ago, froze them on a baking sheet then bagged them. I did add a tablespoon of milk to the dough - I probably won't add the milk next time. Once the dough is in the palm of your hand it "warms" and becomes pliable. I bought some huge pimento stuffed green olives to make this dish - and oh boy they were delicious. This is a real keeper recipe - something to make and have in the freezer when unexpected guests drop in, or, for a lovely Sunday snack. I served hommus (hommous, homus whatever) with these. They were great hot, yummy warm....but they shined when they were cold. Thank you for something different and tasty!!!

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  • From: deb k

    On Nov 5, 2006

    I love this recipe but only one person was eating them with the jalapeno's and he was sweating. The rest of the bunch picked the jalapeno's out. I think next time I make them, I will try them with a different type of olive for the picky palate types. A wonderful recipe that wants you to try all the stuffed olives they have on the grocery shelf just to see what they taste like. What a fantastic appetizer for the holidays! I added a little of the olive brine to the dough because it felt a little dry and it was wonderful. (I might have added a little too much flour, but the brine added a wonderful flavor) Great recipes... thank you so much!

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