Cheese Bennes

by Kathleen Morrison

Servings: 120 appetizers

INGREDIENTS

1/2 lb. sharp cheddar cheese
1/4 lb. butter, softened
1/2 tsp. salt
1 pinch red pepper
1-1/4 cup White Lily flour, sifted
1/2 cup benne seeds, roasted

INSTRUCTIONS

Cream serenely cheddar cheese*, butter, salt and a chef's pinch of red pepper. Add flour and knead with gusto. Then add benne seeds and knead some more.

Make five long slender rolls out of the dough. Chill the rolls in wax paper for several hours. Take out and slice the rolls into skinny nickels and dimes. Bake at 350°F for 15 minutes. Keep in a tin until ready to serve with glasses of sherry cooler.

CHEF COMMENTS

* Tennessee cheddar if you can get it. Early's out in TN will ship it to you.

As an appetizer cheese bennes is a wonderful old Charleston touch.

Multiply as needed.

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