Aunt Nancys Olive Cheese Balls Recipes

OLIVE CHEESE BALLS

Steps:

• Drain olives and place them on a paper towel to dry.
• In a small bowl, combine butter and sharp cheddar with a wooden spoon. Add flour, paprika, kosher salt, and black pepper. Mix as well as you can with the wooden spoon, and then finish by combining with your hands. It will turn into a moist, dense dough that can easily be formed into a ball.
• With a small scoop, portion out 18 balls of tightly packed dough. My small scoop holds a little more than 2 teaspoons of dough when tightly packed. Roll each portion into a ball and place it in the palm of one hand. With the thumb of your other hand, press the dough ball to flatten it. Place an olive in the center of the flattened dough and mold the dough up around the olive. Give it a gently roll between your palms to finish. Place two inches apart on ungreased baking sheet - this 10" x 15" rimmed pan works perfectly. Cover and refrigerate for 1 to 2 hours.
• Heat oven to 400° F. Bake for about 15 minutes, until lightly browned. Let cool on pan for 5 to 10 minutes before serving. These are best when eaten while still warm. Serve with homemade buttermilk ranch if you like to dip!

OLIVE-CHEESE BALLS

Steps:

• Stir together cheese and flour in large bowl. Stir in butter thoroughly. (If dough seems dry, work with hands.)
• Mold 1 teaspoon dough around each olive; shape into ball. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Cover and refrigerate at least 1 hour but no longer than 24 hours.
• Heat oven to 400°F. Bake 15 to 20 minutes or until light brown.

OLIVE CHEESE BALLS

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 400 deg. Combine all ingredients except olives. Pinch off a small amount of dough and form into a 1-inch ball. Press an olive into the center of the dough ball. Wrap mixture around olive. Be sure the olive is completely covered. Place on an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 10 - 12 minutes. These freeze well unbaked.

AUNT ROSE'S CHEESE BALL

Steps:

• In a large bowl, mix the cream cheese, Cheddar cheese, blue cheese, butter, olives, green onions, garlic salt, and Worcestershire sauce. Cover, and refrigerate 30 minutes, until firm.
• Form the mixture into 2 balls, and roll in the walnuts to coat.

OLIVE CHEESE BALL

Steps:

• In a small bowl, beat cream cheese and butter until smooth. Stir in the olives and onions. Shape into a ball; roll in walnuts. Cover and refrigerate until serving. Serve with crackers.

OLIVE CHEESE BALLS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. In a medium bowl, combine cheese, butter, flour and cayenne with a fork until a dough-like form forms. Scoop up a tablespoon of the dough and enclose one olive with dough. Roll into a ball and place on baking sheet. Repeat process using up remaining dough. Sprinkle with paprika. Bake for 15 minutes or until golden. Serve warm.

OLIVE CHEESE BALLS

Steps:

• Place Cheddar cheese, flour, and butter in a food processor. Blend until cheese is finely ground and a crumbly dough forms.
• Wrap each olive with a piece of the cheesy dough, covering the olive completely. Place olive balls on a cookie sheet and freeze for 1 hour.
• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Spread frozen olive balls on a baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until lightly browned, 15 to 20 minutes. Let cool for 5 minutes before serving. Eat with caution as olives will still be hot.

AUNT JEANE'S CHEESE BALL

Steps:

• Mix first 6 ingredients and shape into a ball.
• Chill for about 30 minutes or so.
• Cover with parsely and pecans.
• Serve with crackers.

AUNT NANCY'S BLUE CHEESE BALL (KICKED UP )

Steps:

• In a large bowl add cream cheese,cheddar cheese and blu cheese and mix together well.
• Add cheese whiz,Accent,onion, red and green pepper.
• Mix all up real good and place in refrigerator for 10 minutes or just enough time to harden alittle. This is to help with rolling in pecans.
• Remove from refrigerator and form into 1 large cheese ball or 2 medium size cheese balls.
• On wax paper, place chopped pecans and roll each ball.
• Place on a glass plate or cheese ball plate and pat around to secure the pecans.
• Chill for 1 to 2 hours or overnight.
• Serve with your choice of crackers.

AUNT ANNIE'S CHEESE BALL

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients except 1 1/2 c chopped pecans with mixer till throughly combined.
• Form into two medium balls or one large ball. Wrap in plastic wrap or wax paper and refrigerate till hardened (about 1 hour or so).
• Remove from fridge and undo wrap and roll in remaining crushed pecans.
• Enjoy with assorted cracker, we like Triscuits and Club crackers best.

BLUE CHEESE BALL

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients together.
• Put on wax paper and form a ball.
• Chill in refrigerator.
• After about 1 hour remove from refrigerator and roll in chopped pecans.
• Chill until ready to serve.
• Serve with crackers.

AUNT NAN'S CHEESE BALL

Steps:

• Mix everything together except the walnuts.
• Refrigerate for about an hour.
• Divide the mixture in 2, roll into balls and then roll in chopped walnuts.

AUNT FRANCES' CHEESE BALL

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients in a bowl then form a ball.
• Put ball in saran wrap or serving dish and refrigerate until ready to serve.

AUNT NANCY'S FAMOUS HOT CHEESE DIP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• In a casserole dish (you can use 8x8 to 9x13 sizes), mix together cheese, mayonnaise, onion, and green chilies. Spread evenly in dish.
• Top with sliced pepperoni (I usually place with the edges touching but not overlapping) and sliced black olives (optional).
• Bake at 325 degrees for 25-30 minutes or until cheese is melted and bubbling around the edges.
• Serve hot with tortilla chips or your favorite dippers.

AUNT NANCY'S OLIVE CHEESE BALLS

Steps:

• Blend cheese and flour together. Add butter and mix thoroughly into dough. Mold 1 teaspoon of dough around each olive. Place olive balls on ungreased cookie sheet and sprinkle with paprika. Chill for one hour. Bake at 400 degrees for 15-20 minutes.