Brazilian Cheese Bread (Pão de Queijo)
Published Sep 17, 2014
Updated Sep 11, 2024
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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 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.
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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Regards and thank you!
Rowell, thanks so much for your comment and happy that you enjoyed my recipes. :)
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.