Pão de queijo (Brazilian Cheese Bread) is one of the most popular snacks (salgados) in Brazil. If you have ever been to a Brazilian BBQ (churrasco) odds are you have eaten pão de queijo as a starter or side.
If you are ever invited to a Brazilian party and want to bring something to impress everyone, I strongly advise you to take some homemade (caseiro) pão de queijo. I guarantee it will be a hit.
Pão de queijo is an easy recipe but hard to get right on a consistent basis. Most people who try to make it complain that when they roll the dough into balls and place them on the tray they start melting into a puddle. When baked they don't rise into puffy balls or pillows. This recipe removes any risk of this happening by using cupcakes, or muffin tins to maintain a consistent shape.
https://gatewaytobrazil.com/how-to-make-brazilian-cheese-bread/
Ingredients:
4 cups of tapioca starch (sometimes called flour).
1 1/4 cups of milk
1/2 cup of water
80 grams of butter
2 cups of strong parmesan cheese
2 eggs
2 teaspoons of salt
Equipment:
Large mixing bowl (mix by hand or with mixing machine)
Cupcake or muffin tin (12 large or 24 small cups)
0:00 Introduction
00:14 List of ingredients
00:24 Heating the oil and milk
00:55 The dry ingredients
01:05 Mixing it all together
01:40 Pouring the mixture into the cupcake baking tin
02:07 Baking
02:20 The finished product
02:31 The Brazilian test
Portuguese translation by Amanda Colla
Spanish translation by Andrea Chavez