Pão de Queijo

Chewy cheese breads made from tapioca flour.

Ingredients

• 3 cups Tapioca flour
• 1 cup Milk
• ½ cup Oil
• 2 Eggs
• 1½ cups Hard cheese
• 1 tsp Salt

Method

1. Scald the liquid — Bring the milk, oil and salt to a boil.
2. Make the dough — Pour the hot liquid over the tapioca flour and mix — it will look lumpy and strange, which is correct.
3. Cool and enrich — Let it cool to warm, then beat in the eggs one at a time until smooth and sticky.
4. Add the cheese — Work in the grated cheese until evenly combined.
5. Shape — Roll into small balls with oiled hands and set on a lined tray.
6. Bake — Bake at 200°C for 20 minutes until puffed and golden.
7. Pão de Queijo is ready — Eat warm, while they are still chewy inside.

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