Ingredients:

* 1/2 teaspoon salt
* 1 teaspoon Hungarian sweet paprika
* 1 cup all-purpose flour
* 1/2 pound (2 cups) shredded cheddar cheese
* 1 stick (1/2 cup) cold butter, cut into small cubes
* 24 pimento-stuffed green olives (about 1 6-ounce jar)

Preparation:

Whisk together salt, paprika, and flour.Set aside.

Place the cheddar cheese and butter in a food processor fitted with the metal blade.With machine running, slowly pour the flour mixture down the feed chute and stop as soon as the mixture is combined. Do not over-process.Remove to a bowl and refrigerate for 1 hour.

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Line baking sheets with Silpat baking liners or parchment paper.

To make the cheese eyeballs, take about 1 teaspoon of the mixture and form it around an olive, leaving the large end with the pimento exposed. Place on prepared baking sheet with “eye” staring upward at a slight angle. Repeat with all of the olives.

The appetizer may be frozen, uncovered, at this point.Once frozen, place in a zip-top bag, squeeze out all the air, and seal.Let them thaw slowly before baking.

Bake in preheated oven for about 15 minutes.Serve warm.