Quick & Tasty Brazilian Cheese Bread

I first had these little chewy cheese puffs as a vegetarian at a Brazilian-style steakhouse. And believe me, I ate the whole basket! I’m not one to frequent steakhouses, so I was sadly without my beloved cheese bread until I found this spot-on version from Simply Recipes. Craving = satisfied!

These tasty little morsels, known as pão de queijo in Portuguese, are the perfect side for (almost) any dinner. I especially like to dip them in tomato soup. But if you’re anything like me, you’ll find excuses to make them, no matter what the meal!

Added bonus: they’re gluten-free!

Pão de Queijo (Brazilian Cheese Bread)

Ingredients:

1 room-temperature egg
1/3 cup olive oil
2/3 cup milk
1 1/2 cups tapioca flour
1/2 cup packed grated cheese*
1 tsp salt

* Queso fresco, cheddar and parmesan all taste great. Experiment!

Equipment:

Mini-muffin tin, greased
Blender or food processor

Instructions:

1. Combine ingredients in blender or food processor until batter is smooth. This may require scraping the sides with a spatula and re-blending.
2. Scoop batter into greased mini-muffin tin.
3. Bake at 400 degrees for 15-20 minutes. Bread should be lightly browned and puffy. Enjoy!

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Penny C.

1:17PM PST on Feb 17, 2012

Oh this sounds so good,cant wait to make them.Thanks for sharing.

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Carole R.

6:14PM PST on Feb 3, 2012

Yummy, yummy, yum, yum, yum! Thanks for this delicious recipe!

Joellyn Y.

4:25AM PST on Feb 3, 2012

I made these yesterday. I used parmesan cheese. These are dangerous! I ate eight of them before supper without even realizing it! Delicious :)

Brittany F.

3:30AM PST on Feb 3, 2012

Why did you have to share this? Now I'm craving cheese bread! :)

Jim R.

10:30PM PST on Feb 2, 2012

I LOVE bread! Thanks Much!

Tim C.

9:43AM PST on Feb 2, 2012

Laura R.

8:28AM PST on Feb 2, 2012

oh, I LOVE them!!!
I'm actually from Brazil, so always when we go there we eat lots of these =)
There is a mixture to buy, so we can make some at home too, but I'll try this recipe

Maggie O.

7:56AM PST on Feb 2, 2012

uuummhhhmmmm :)

Chris E.

4:47AM PST on Feb 2, 2012

I will certainly give these a go - aahh, but where to find tapioca flour in northern Spain? Do you think if I ground tapioca I'd get the flour fine enough? If anyone knows - do let me know!

Ellen M.

10:19PM PST on Feb 1, 2012

oooh..add some jalepenos to this and i'm there!