Pão de queijo is the cheese puff of Brazil! These cheese breads are popular across Brazil, similar to how hops bread is in Trinidad & Tobago.
Found at almost every bakery, this bread is traditionally made with tapioca flour, butter and cheese. These little bites are perfect with coffee or tea and ideal for breakfast or a quick snack. This bread can be prepared ahead of time and frozen until ready to bake.
Ingredients
- ½ cup full cream milk
- 2 tbsp butter
- 2 tbsp oil
- ¾ cup Tapioca Flour
- ¼ cup Cassava Flour
- 1 Egg slightly beaten
- ¼ tsp salt
- ¾ cup Cheese shredded
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit
- Warm milk in pot with oil and butter
- Once butter is melted, remove pot from stove top and add flour (Tapioca and Cassava)
- Add salt to beaten egg then incorporate into flour mixture
- Fold in cheese
- Using a spoon, or scoop, to portion dough and roll into golf ball size pieces
- Place on lined baking sheet and bake for 12-15 minutes
- Allow to cool for 5 minutes once removed from the oven
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Notes
- These cheese breads can be frozen after portioned and baked fresh when ready!
- Try a combination of mozzarella cheese and parmesan cheese for a cheesier version!
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Will definitely try this. I’m Gluten Free and waslooking for a GF Hops recipe when I came across this. Many thanks!!!!