Cheese Balls Three Ways

Total Time: 2 hrs 45 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 3 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 1/2 teaspoon worcestershire sauce
• 5 dashes tabasco sauce
• 1/2 teaspoon coarse salt
• 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
• 8 ounces orange sharp cheddar cheese, finely shredded
• 2 tablespoons chutney (i used bottled mango chutney from grocery store)
• 3/4 cup dried cranberries, finely chopped
• 6 ounces roquefort cheese
• 1 shallot, minced
• 2 teaspoons brandy (optional)
• 1 cup toasted walnuts, coarsely chopped
• 8 ounces goat cheese
• 2 tablespoons finely chopped scallions
• 1/3 cup fresh curly-leaf parsley, finely chopped
• 1 english cucumber, cut into 1/8-inch thick slices
• vegetable chips (such as terra chips sweets & beets)
• water crackers

Recipe

• 1 put butter, cream cheese, lemon juice, worcestershire sauce, hot sauce, salt, and pepper into bowl of electric mixer fitted with paddle attachment; mix on medium speed until combined. divide equally among 3 medium bowls.
• 2 stir cheddar cheese and chutney with base mixture in the first bowl. form into a ball and refrigerate up to 3 days or freeze up to one month. after thoroughly chilled, smooth into perfectly round ball with hands and roll in cranberries to coat before serving. serve with crackers.
• 3 stir blue cheese and shallot with base mixture in second bowl; add brandy. form into ball and chill as above. roll in walnuts to coat before serving. serve with chips.
• 4 stir goat cheese and scallions with base mixture in remaining bowl. form into a ball and chill as above. roll inparsley to coat before serving. serve with cucumber slices.