Pão de Queijo is one of my most favorite foods. I first discovered it after my boyfriend came back from South America with tales of a gluten free cheese bread….soft, warm & cheesy on the inside and perfectly crisp on the outside. He brought a box of the mix for me to try…and I was hooked! This Brazilian cheese bread is so simple to make, no mix is required, only water, milk, oil, eggs, salt and tapioca flour ..that now I can get at both Publix & Whole Foods without a problem. I tried multiple recipes, but my favorite is from www.thekitchn.com. I’ve posted it before, but it’s been several years, so here is my best recollection. Enjoy it…and maybe make half the recipe….I ate 6 and want to lie down and go to sleep….probably too many…
All you need is in the photo below, plus Parmesan cheese & your oven set to 350… I was cooking bread for my kids at 425 and burnt mine (as you will see on my photos… they were still so good!)
all you need, plus parmesan cheese
Boil 1c milk, 1/2 cup oil and dash salt
step 1- boil the milk, oil and salt
Once boiling, mix in 2 c tapioca flour
step 2- mix in the flour… at this point I always wonder if this will be edible
Scrape into mixer and beat 2 minutos, then add 2 eggs and 1c Parmesan cheese, one at a time, mixing well until smooth & sticky
step3- beat on medium adding remaing ingredients…until extremely sticky…reminds me of making piñatas
Get your hands wet, and have a bowl of water to dip into as needed, and shape dough into little balls of sticky deliciousness. Place on non stick surface.
step 4- with WET hands, roll into little balls
Bake 350- 20 minutes…they will be lighter than these.
bake 350 degrees, 20 mins….these are too dark & too delicious 🙂
serve them up!
Have a great night and keep cooking!❤️
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