Pão de Queijo… Always gluten free & always amazing

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.