Pão De Queijo Recipe

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What is Pão De Queijo?

Pão de queijo is a very popular Brazilian food. It is, in essence, a baked cheese bread/ball.

Its not your average piece of bread, nor is it anything like a mozzarella stick.

It is both soft and crunchy on the outside and chewy on the inside. This is due to the main ingredient, tapioca, a type of starch.

It is often served for breakfast or a snack. Sometimes for dinner as well since the Brazilian culture doesn’t have large meals before bed.

The balls are usually about 1.5 inches in diameter, however some bakeries make much larger versions. 

Some people like to fill them or top them with Requeijão, a Brazilian cream cheese with a very creamy texture, Chocolate sauce, or Dulce de Leche.

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Preparing Pão De Queijo

The usual preparation of Pão de queijo usually requires boiling a few ingredients, adding some cold ingredients to the cooled batter, rolling the balls, then baking. However, this recipe is much simpler. 

You will need a mini muffin pan and a blender or mixer.

The only hard part might be finding one of the ingredients in your area, Tapioca Flour.

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Anna
Anna
October 25, 2018 11:29 am

Those looks great, I’ve never had those before. Saving your recipe so I can make them. Thank you for sharing.

Rosey | Simply Be Mama
October 25, 2018 6:03 pm

Oh my gosh! These look delicious! I love the simple recipe and can’t wait to try them!

Kate
October 25, 2018 6:28 pm

These look delicious! I believe they may be gluten free too by using Tapioca flour!

Margaret
Margaret
October 26, 2018 11:06 am

This looks sooooo good! You had me at cheese. Luckily, I have most of these ingredients. I’ll be making it this weekend. I always like to try foods from other countries.

Melisa
October 26, 2018 1:31 pm

These look amazing and so easy to make! Thanks for the introduction to a new food!