Originally published in 2010, updated with new photos.
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, the ex-husband of Courtney Cox, David Arquette and his entourage were lining behind me.
What are Brazilian Cheese Rolls (Pão de Queijo)
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. Pão de Queijo are mini cheesy puffs in ball-like shape that are soft but chewy, puffy and addictive. I would load up a bunch of them to go with the meats. Lunch was always good.
Brazilian Cheese Rolls (Pão de Queijo) at Home!
Earlier this year, when 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.
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Chongkol
I very excited to found this recipe it look like mochi mochi cheese that I like.I made it , very easy and delicious recipe .thank you so much.
Liza
I was working with Brazilian company for more than 4 years. My Brazilian colleagues always made this tapioka cheese ball for us. It’s damn good & nice.
Pat
I couldn’t find tapioca flour at my local market but found that you can use half the amount of rice flour. It didn’t have a nice cavity like in your photo but they were crispy on the outside and chewy on the inside. I used sharp cheddar. It didn’t quite have the cheese taste I’d like so next time I’ll try hand mixing in the cheese. This recipe was so easy. Thank you.
Jaye
These are great! My friend made them for me so I had to try making them myself. But I couldn’t eat them all myself… how would you suggest reheating them?
Btw, they are amazing with raspberry jam!
Rasa Malaysia
That’s good to know. You can just microwave for a few seconds to reheat.
Liza
I just finished making these. The recipe was so simple and easy to use. Usually, when I try to make any type of bread, I fail horribly. This is the first time that it came out like the pictures and tastes delicious. Thank you so much for sharing!
Rasa Malaysia
Hi Liza, awesome, I am so happy you had success.