Cheese Balls Kaas Bolletjes Recipe

Cheese Balls


Kaas bolletjes Preheat oven 400F / 200C Bake time 20 min or until golden brown

Ingredients: Makes about 40 cheese balls

2 cups / 500 ml  Grated Gouda cheese, aged to your taste or Leyden cheese

2 cups/ 500 ml  All-purpose flour

¼ tsp. / 1 ml Ground black pepper or Grains of Paradise

1 ½ tsp. / 7 ml Salt

¾ cup / 175 ml Unsalted butter

3 Egg yolks / 3

Directions:

1. Place the cheese, flour, pepper and salt in a bowl and mix. Using 2 knives, cut the butter into the mixture, until crumbly. Add the egg yolks and mix in well

2. On a flour-dusted countertop, knead dough into a smooth ball. Wrap in waxed paper or plastic and let rest for 30 minutes in the fridge.

3. Remove from fridge and roll into ½” balls.

4. Grease a cookie sheet and place balls on it with a small space in between them. Bake until golden brown.