Paddy's Cheese Truffles

Total Time: 6 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 6 hrs

Ingredients

• 8 ounces sharp cheddar cheese, shredded
• 4 ounces cream cheese
• 1/4 cup butter, softened
• 1/4 cup dry sherry
• 1 teaspoon oranges or 1 teaspoon lemon rind, grated
• 1/4 teaspoon dry mustard
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 1/2 cups almonds, toasted and finely chopped

Recipe

• 1 in food processor, combine first 7 ingredients and process until.
• 2 smooth.
• 3 cover and refrigerate until firm, several hours or overnight.
• 4 spread almonds on plate. drop rounded teaspoonfuls of cheese.
• 5 mixture into almonds and roll to coat and form balls.
• 6 place in fluted candy papers; cover lightly and refrigerate until ready to.
• 7 serve.
• 8 (alternately, wrap carefully and freeze for up to a month.).