Blue Cheese Burger Balls

From magazine recipe clippings. Two ways to prepare this recipe for appetizer meat balls.

• Ready In: 30 mins
• Serves: 20

Ingredients

• 1⁄2 lb ground beef
• 1  egg, beaten
• 1⁄2 cup blue cheese, crumbled
• 1⁄2 cup  soft breadcrumbs
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
•  dry breadcrumbs
• 10  slices bacon, halved (optional)

Directions

1. Mix beef, egg, cheese, 1/2 cup bread crumbs and salt in a medium-size bowl.
2. Shape into 20 appetizer- size balls (about 1-inch in diameter).
3. Roll balls in breadcrumbs until well coated, or wrap 1 piece of bacon around each, fastening with a wet toothpick.
4. Place the appetizer balls on a baking pan with a wire rack.
5. If crumb coated, bake in a hot oven (400°F) for 15 minutes.
6. If wrapped with bacon, broil 10 minutes, turning occasionally to brown bacon on all sides.