I love Brazilian steak house, or churrascaria, where they serve endless supplies of meats.
While the meats are juicy, tender and amazing, I mostly go for the Brazilian cheese puffs!!
Called Pão de Queijo, these cheese puffs are so addictive, delicious, and once you start eating, you just can’t stop.
While I would love to dine out often, but Brazilian restaurants are expensive!
So I learned to make them at home.
I have another great Pão de Queijo recipe that I learned from Simply Recipes but I am constantly trying to make it exactly the same as the restaurant, so this is it.
This recipe is from Kitchn.
I love the cute shape.
The recipe is super easy, fail proof and absolutely mouthwatering.
Make a bunch of these, you will finish them all in no time!
Brazilian Cheese Puffs Recipe
Brazilian Cheese Puffs – fully loaded Pão de Queijo with Parmesan cheese. These cheese puffs are addictive and taste just like Brazilian restaurant’s.
Ingredients
- 1 cup whole milk
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 10 oz. tapioca flour (2 cups)
- 2 large eggs
- 1 1/2 cups grated Parmesan cheese
Instructions
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Preheat the oven to 350F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
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Place the milk, oil, and salt in a medium saucepan and bring to a gentle boil over medium heat, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat as soon as you see big bubbles coming through the milk.
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Add the tapioca flour and stir with a wooden spoon until well combined. Transfer the dough to the bowl of a standing mixer fitted with a paddle attachment. Beat the dough for a few minutes at medium speed until it smooths out and has cooled down. With the mixer on medium speed, add the eggs into the dough one at a time, waiting until the first egg is fully incorporated before adding the second. Scrape down the sides of the bowl. Beat in the cheese until it forms a very sticky dough. Scoop the dough with a small ice cream scoop, spacing them 2-inches apart (12 per baking sheet). Dip your scoop in water between scoops to prevent sticking.
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Bake for 15 minutes then rotate the baking sheets from front to back. Bake for another 10 or 15 minutes until until the puffs have puffed and the bottoms turn golden-brown on the bottoms.
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Lina
Amazing!
Rasa Malaysia
Thanks Lina.
Yaralice
Thank you so much for sharing this recipe. I am Brazilian and had a wonderful recipe of cheese puffs but I lost it. Since then I have been trying lots of recipes to see if any of them is like that one Now I believe I have just found yours which looks like the one I loved so much. I will give you a feedback after I do it.
Rasa Malaysia
Hi Yaralice, thanks so much. Please share with me your honest feedback, especially you are a real Brazilian. :)
Mary
CAn I use olive/coconut or canola oil instead of vegetable oil?
Rasa Malaysia
Hi Mary, I am not sure as I didn’t use olive/coconut oil. It might affect the outcome. Please stick to vegetable oil if you can. :)
Talha
Hi. Can v substitute topioca flour with some thing else please
Rasa Malaysia
No.
June T
Am great fan of lots of your recipes. Am looking forward to trying this one But reading thru it got me stumped. Is it 10oz plus 2cups of tapioca flour? Thanks
Rasa Malaysia
Hi June, thanks for the support. Sorry it is 10 oz or 2 cups of tapioca flour.
SEDONA GAL!
These are truly addictive and gluetin free! I make and bake, if any left over I freeze and reheat in a 325* for a few minutes. Just as good! Will always keep some frozen for last minute snacks or to go with dinner. Made some yesterday from frozen, but only made 4, hubby was dissapointed……lol
Enjoy these little gems!
Rasa Malaysia
So happy to hear that you love these Brazilian Cheese Puffs. :)
maggie
i love these..they are to live for..how can i send you a pic..they turned out awesome :) thank you thank you thank you
Rasa Malaysia
Hi Maggie, thanks for trying my Brazilian Cheese Puffs. You can send me at [email protected]
Christie
Hi! I really want to make this, but I don’t have a standing mixer. Is it possible to make it by hand?
Rasa Malaysia
Yes, you can!
Hazel
Hi.. I removed the milk+salt+oil combination from the stove once it started boiling, and added in the tapioca flour. I tried mixing it together but instead there are lots of lumps. Mixed in the eggs and it’s a big lump of glue-like muxture. Please help!
Vanda Maria
You’re on the right track, you just have to dump the dough to the right point. Watch this video. https://youtu.be/ePNKDew01ys
Julia
This is really confusing. Is it 10oz or 2 cups of flour? Because 2 cups is 16 oz. Please clarify
Rasa Malaysia
It’s tapioca flour. It’s 10 oz or 2 cups.
Chai
Where I can buy tapioca flour?
Suzane
Walmart has it. https://www.walmart.ca/en/ip/yoki-sour-starch/6000196236359
Nancy
This question seems to have been answered already, but I’ll phrase it differently. Would I be able to make the batter a day or two in advance then bake them on the day of? Alternatively, would it be possible to form them into balls, refrigerate a day or two in advance, then bake the day of?
Vanda Maria
I’m Brazilian and I saw your doubt, Yes, you can make the rolls and freeze. no problem, we do so here in Brazil, even buy frozen in the markets just to roast at home. Remove from freezer about half an hour before roasting. Serve warm.
Dre
The right amount of tapioca starch is 500 grams, your measurements are wrong.
Rasa Malaysia
Hi Dre, I have made this recipe many times and the amount is correct. 2 cups (American measuring cups) of tapioca starch.
Dina
I am in the process of making these but the consistency is weird, like scrambled eggs… what is the correct amount of tapioca flour, 10 oz or 2 cups? Those are different measurements.
Rasa Malaysia
Yes, it’s supposed to be like scrambled eggs. 2 US cups or 10 oz. I weighted.
Tanee
Hi. Do the puffs need to be eaten straight away or can they be made a day in advance and stored in an air tight container?
Rasa Malaysia
Eat right away.
Lynn
How much in advance could you make these or must you serve immediately? Would love to make for my bookclub tomorrow night, but inhave to make them today. Thanks. They sound awesome.
Celine
Hi, Is the “grated parmesan cheese” from Kraft’s parmesan cheese from the plastic can or the freshly grated parmesan cheese?
Rasa Malaysia
You can use both but freshly grated preferred.
Wendy
Just made these tonight and they were a HUGE hit! The house smelled amazing while they were baking and my kids kept asking when they would be done. I followed the recipe to a T and it all came together nicely. Thank you for this wonderful recipe. Will definitely make them again!
Vanda Maria
They are indeed delicious and leave the house with a delicious scent of roasted cheese. I loved that you and your children loved this delight of my land. Thanks. Kisses from Brasil???
Sanosh Janki
HI i would like to attempt these. please advise if i can use plain flour instead of tapioca flour. Will this make a difference.
Rasa Malaysia
You will need tapioca flour.
Lynn
Can I use plain flour instead of tapioca flour
Rasa Malaysia
No, only tapioca flour.
Vicki Rouse
Where do you buy tapioca flour? I have not seen this in my area.
SallyBR
As a Brazilian, this is one of the recipes that makes me most homesick!
back home, we need two kinds of tapioca flour to make a real authentic version, but I must say I have a super quick and stream-lined version on my blog that comes together in minutes in a blender and gets baked in mini muffin tins
if you don’t mind including a link, here it is
if that is a no-no, please remove my comment and let me know, so I don’t do this in the future ;-)
https://bewitchingkitchen.com/2009/10/24/brazilian-pao-de-queijo-love-at-first-bite/
Rasa Malaysia
Thanks I will check it out. :)
SallyBR
awesome!
Regenia Williamson
Brazilian Cheese Puffs look very appetizing . The only problem with this is I would probably eat all of them.i hope they are easy tmake o
Larry N Kritcher
I give up trying to find the damn recipe without clicking 10000 times.
panzerjedi
May I know which browser you are using? do you have cookies turn off?
Ana Cristina Bellot
Really delicious, Pão de Queijo, when I start eating, I can’t stop too. You are right!!! From Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Davin
Can you use another cheese like cheddar or does it have to be a dry cheese like Parmesan
Rasa Malaysia
You can do a cheddar cheese and mozzarella cheese.
Sara @ Last Night's Feast
These look amazing! Perfect bread for a holiday meal.
Rasa Malaysia
Hi Sara, yeah this is such a great idea for Easter! :)
Lynn
How far in advance could you make these?
Rasa Malaysia
A few hours.
Analida's Ethnic Spoon
These are definitely on my list of things to make. I love anything cheese, so this is right up my alley.