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Pao de Queijo de Minas (Minas Cheese Bread)

Name: Pao de Queijo de Minas (Minas Cheese Bread)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: Brazil
Ingredients: tapioca flour 300 g; milk 250 ml; vegetable oil 80 ml; eggs 2 pieces; grated queijo minas 150 g; fine salt 4 g

Chewy gluten-free cheese puffs made with tapioca flour.

40 minutes · 8 servings · Easy

This is the Minas original, and the cheese is the point rather than the dough. Fresh Minas cheese melts into the crumb and runs when the roll is still hot, which is why a second one is always waiting in the bag. The cassava starch is what keeps the interior tacky and elastic instead of baking into something bready.

Ingredients

tapioca flour300 g
milk250 ml
vegetable oil80 ml
eggs2 pieces
grated queijo minas150 g
fine salt4 g

Directions

1
Blend milk, oil, eggs, salt and cheese 1 minute.
2
Add tapioca flour; pulse to a smooth batter 2 minutes.
3
Rest batter 10 minutes.
4
Scoop tablespoons onto a tray; bake at 180C for 20 minutes until puffed.
puffs are golden and puffed

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