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I Love Brazilian Cheese Bread (pão De Queijo)
When I was working in LA, every week my colleagues and I would go to The Farmers Market at the Grove for the Brazilian BBQ.
Pampas Grill—the stall selling the BBQ—is probably one of the most popular eateries at the Farmers Market.
There is always a long line of patrons lining up for the hot-off-the-grill, juicy, and scrumptious Brazilian BBQ, and the amazing Brazilian cheese bread, or “Pão de Queijo” – including the Hollywood kind.
One time, Hollywood star David Arquette and his entourage were lining behind me.
While the meats served at Pampas Grill are amazingly good, myself and others went there mostly for this Pão de Queijo, or Brazilian cheese bread.
If you haven’t had Brazilian cheese bread, you are missing out.
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What Are Brazilian Cheese Rolls (pão De Queijo)?
Pão de Queijo are mini cheesy puffs in ball-like shape that are soft but chewy, puffy and addictive. The recipe calls for the following ingredients:
- Tapioca flour or tapioca starch
- Eggs
- Milk
- Cheese
- Salt
Brazilian Cheese Rolls (pão De Queijo) at Home!
Elise of Simply Recipes posted her Pão de Queijo recipe, I was so excited to finally make my own Brazilian Cheese Bread but I was pregnant then and followed a very strict diet that precluded me from eating cheese.
Anyway, time flies and now that Baby G is here, I am sort of on a cheese binge these days.
I finally made the Brazilian Cheese Bread.
I finished all of them in practically 15 minutes and immediately made a second batch.
I just love these soft, fluffy, chewy, and cheesy Brazilian cheese rolls.
They are absolutely delightful and takes less than 30 minutes from prep to out of oven.
This Brazilian Cheese Bread (Pão de Queijo) recipe is a keeper and I am sure this is going to be one of my favorite baking recipes.
How Many Calories per Serving?
This recipe is only 80 calories per bread.
What Dishes to Serve with This Recipe?
Pão de Queijo is best served with a main dish such as steak. For a wholesome meal and easy weeknight dinner, I recommend the following recipes.
Brazilian Cheese Bread (Pão de Queijo)
Ingredients
- 1 egg (room temperature)
- 1/3 cup olive oil
- 2/3 cup milk
- 1 1/2 cups (170 g) tapioca flour or tapioca starch
- 1/4 cup (50 g) cheddar cheese
- 1/4 cup (50 g) mozzarella cheese
- 1 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400°F (204°C). Grease a mini muffin tin generously. Put all of the ingredients into a blender and pulse until smooth. Use a spatula to scrape down the sides of the blender so that everything gets blended well, it will yield about 2 cups batter.
- Transfer the batter into the mini muffin tins. Fill up about 3/4 full. Bake in the oven for 20 minutes, until all puffy and just lightly browned. Remove from the oven and let cool on a rack for a few minutes. Eat while warm, or save to reheat later.
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Our family love cheesebread so i tried your recipe and they all loved it, i added a little sugar just to suit our taste. This will now be a reugular thing in our weekly family bbq.
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My husband and I LOVE pao de queijo! This recipe was much easier than the last one I tried and they worked out really well. They were a bit salty for my taste so next time I’ll probably cut back on the salt. Thank you for the quick and easy recipe!
Andria thanks for trying my Brazilian Cheese Bread recipe.
I made this over the weekend and must had something wrong because the outside was crunchy! Do you recommend I take out it exactly 20 mins because I did leave it in for a few extra minutes.
Yes, take them out immediately, and make sure you use tapioca starch, if not the recipe will not be successful.
I had the same problem as Feibe. My bread is flat and deflated. I took it out when the edges looks brown and when I took them out the whole bottom was over cooked and crispy. :(
Are you sure you use tapioca starch? I have made this MANY times and never had any issues. They shouldn’t deflate.
Hi Bee,
My bread deflated immediately after
I took them from the oven. And the center of the bread is very hollow.
Can you tell me what I did wrong!?
Thanks.
I have no idea…I followed the recipe and have tried many times but never had a problem.
hello here, can I use a hand blender to mix all the ingredients in a mixing bowl instead of a blender?
looks easy and fast to make!!
These look so yummy! I LOVE all things cheese! Can’t wait to try them! Pinned it!
Hi! can i replace oil with butter? So that it taste better?
Please use oil and follow the exact recipe.
When you mentioned 1/3 cup of olive oil, what is the cup size? Is the same apply for the milk?
American measuring cup.
I couldn’t find tapioca flour or starch in the stores in Japan. Can I substitute it with cornflour or potato starch (katakuriko) or a mixture of both?
I don’t think so the texture might be completely different.