Cheese and olive biscuits

Babiche Martens

Time it so guests arrive just as you’re taking these biscuits from the oven; the aroma will be irresistible.

They are also fantastic kept in an airtight container and warmed through on a later date. Add some chopped green olives, to make them a little special. These are perfect served with a glass of wine pre-dinner or added to an antipasto platter.

Ingredients

120 g	Butter, cut into cubes
½ cup	Grated tasty cheese
½ cup	Grated parmesan cheese, plus an extra 2 Tbsp
1 ¼ cups	Plain flour
¼ tsp	Cayenne pepper
¼ tsp	Salt
2 Tbsp	Green olives, chopped

Directions

1. Preheat an oven to 170C.
2. Into a food processor place the butter, tasty cheese, parmesan cheese, flour, cayenne and salt. Blitz to form the dough. Turn it on to a lightly floured bench, knead a little then divide the dough into two.
3. In one half, knead in the olives and set aside. Roll the other half between two pieces of baking paper until ¼ cm thick. Using a 6cm cookie cutter press out rounds and place to a baking tray.
4. Do the same with the olive dough. Reroll any edges.
5. Sprinkle over a little extra parmesan. Place into the oven for 15 minutes until lightly golden. Remove and cool slightly before enjoying.
6. Store in an airtight container.

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