Brazilian Cheese Bread {Pão de Queijo}

Pão de Queijo is everywhere here in Brazil. Every supermarket sells it, ready to eat, frozen or in box mixes. But here at home we were not very used to eating it. Well... things changed since we tried this homemade recipe 🙂

We are now totally in love with Pão de Queijo 😉

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Brazilian Cheese Bread (Pão de Queijo)

Classical Brazilian cheese puffs - Pão de queijo

Prep Time 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time 20 minutes minutes

Servings 20

Calories 105kcal

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups tapioca flour
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1 cup parmesan cheese grated
• 1/2 cup mozzarella grated
• 1 egg
• 1/2 tsp salt

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Instructions

• Preheat the oven to 350ºF (180ºC).
• In a small pan place water, milk and butter. Bring to a boil.
• When it starts boiling, remove from heat and add tapioca flour. With your hands mix the ingredients. Add egg and cheeses and mix well. *If you prefer not using your hands, you can use a stand mixer.
• Make little balls and place them in a prepared baking sheet (you will probably need two).
• Bake for around 20 minutes or until they turn golden brown.

Notes

If dough is too hard you can add 1/4 cup of hot water.

Nutrition

Calories: 105kcal | Carbohydrates: 14g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 21mg | Sodium: 182mg | Potassium: 21mg | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 151IU | Calcium: 82mg | Iron: 1mg

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