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Yummy Brazilian cheese bread (Pão de Queijo) recipe. Easy 20 mins recipe and yields the best homemade Brazilian cheese bread (Pão de Queijo) that you are going to love!
Authentic Brazilian Cheese Bread
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.
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
See the recipe card for full information on ingredients.
Homemade Brazilian Cheese Rolls Recipe
Elise of Simply Recipes posted her Pão de Queijo recipe, I was so excited to finally make these breads at home.
I love all kinds of cheesy bread such as cheese breadsticks and cheese loaf with ham, so I literally finished all of them in 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
This recipe is only 80 calories per bread.
What To Serve With Brazilian Cheese Bread
Pão de Queijo is best served with a main dish such as Garlic Butter Brazilian Steak. For a wholesome meal and easy weeknight dinner, I recommend the following recipes.
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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). Generously grease a mini muffin tin. Place all the ingredients into a blender and pulse until smooth. Use a spatula to scrape down the sides of the blender to ensure everything is well blended. This will yield about 2 cups of batter.
- Transfer the batter into the mini muffin tins, filling each about 3/4 full. Bake in the oven for 20 minutes, until puffed and lightly browned. Remove from the oven and let cool on a rack for a few minutes. Enjoy while warm, or save for reheating later.
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Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Such an easy and reliable recipe. Everyone loved it! It reheats very well, too!
Hi Tracy, thanks for trying my recipe and for the 5-star rating! :)
Tried this Brazilian cheese bread and loved it I added parmesan and pizza cheese mix near double the recipe was a bit worried about twice the cheese but turned out perfect,
Cooked at 180 degrees because of the amount of cheese.
but I cooked at 180 degrees b
Awesome thanks!
Awesome! So easy to make and they taste just like the restaurant rolls. Soooo good. Thank you!
Thanks Valerie.
I just made these for the first time and I love them! They’re so quick and easy. Next time I will use vegetable or avocado oil instead because the olive oil has a stronger flavor than I’d like, but still very good. I also doubled the batch, not realizing how many one batch makes (a lot!). I’ll be definitely be making these often!
Hi Sheila, thanks for your comment and thanks for your 5 stars rating. Noted about vegetable oil or avocado oil, that a great idea! :)
These are so easy and yummy! I’ve made them before but this last time, there was a hole in the bottom of each one. Any idea what I did wrong?
Hi Allison, I have no idea. Did you use different ingredients or bake at a different temperature?
I baked two batches of these and the same thing happened to my first batch. I followed the recipe to a T for the first batch, but for my second, I baked them for 3 minutes less than what the recipe called for and no more holes!
Hi Sheila, thanks for your comment. Noted about your baking tips!! Appreciate your sharing.