Brazilian cheese puffs
Description
Pão de queijo is is how these cheese delights are named in Brazil. Pão de queijo are cheese snacks made with tapioca starch. Eat them still warm from the oven, when the interior is still gooey, soft and creamy from the melted cheese.
Ingredients
2 Cup tapioca flour 2⁄3 Cup vegetable oil 1⁄3 Cup water 1 Teaspoon salt 2 eggs 6 Ounce grated chsses
Instructions
- Heat oven to 375° F (190° C) and grease a baking sheet with butter or vegetable cooking spray.
- Sift the the tapioca starch in a large bowl. Set aside.
- Combine the vegetable oil, water, and salt in a pan and heat until almost boiling.
- Pour the hot liquid into the bowl of tapioca starch and mix. Let the dough rest for 10 minutes.
- Mix in the egg and cheese.
- Take a teaspoonful of dough, roll the dough between your hands to form a ball and place it on the baking sheet. Repeat this procedure until the dough is finished keeping the balls 1 inch (2.5 cm) apart.
- Bake 20-25 minutes on the middle rack, until the tops of the balls begin to turn brown.
Ingredients, metric
360 g
tapioca flour
160 ml
vegetable oil
80 ml
water
5 g
salt - about 1 tsp
2
eggs
175 g
grated cheese
Nutrition facts
Serving size: 1 cheese puff
Percent daily values based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Nutrition information calculated from recipe ingredients.
Amount Per Serving
Calories
136.53
Calories From Fat (56%)
76.40
% Daily Value
Total Fat 8.57g
13%
Saturated Fat 1.81g
9%
Cholesterol 26.68mg
9%
Sodium 212.22mg
9%
Potassium 16.75mg
0%
Carbohydrates 11.56g
4%
Dietary Fiber 0.11g
0%
Sugar 0.53g
Sugar Alcohols 0.00g
Net Carbohydrates 11.45g
Protein 3.36g
7%
Notes
For speed, heat the liquids in a microwave oven. Combine water, oil and salt in microwave-safe bowl. Heat the liquid mixture in the microwave for 1 minute -if white foam appears on the top, that is fine.
Use a wooden spoon to mix the dough.
Brazilian polite manners ask for using knife and fork even for snacks.
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Description
Pão de queijo is is how these cheese delights are named in Brazil. Pão de queijo are cheese snacks made with tapioca starch. Eat them still warm from the oven, when the interior is still gooey, soft and creamy from the melted cheese.
Ingredients
| 2 | Cup | tapioca flour |
| 2⁄3 | Cup | vegetable oil |
| 1⁄3 | Cup | water |
| 1 | Teaspoon | salt |
| 2 | eggs | |
| 6 | Ounce | grated chsses |
Instructions
- Heat oven to 375° F (190° C) and grease a baking sheet with butter or vegetable cooking spray.
- Sift the the tapioca starch in a large bowl. Set aside.
- Combine the vegetable oil, water, and salt in a pan and heat until almost boiling.
- Pour the hot liquid into the bowl of tapioca starch and mix. Let the dough rest for 10 minutes.
- Mix in the egg and cheese.
- Take a teaspoonful of dough, roll the dough between your hands to form a ball and place it on the baking sheet. Repeat this procedure until the dough is finished keeping the balls 1 inch (2.5 cm) apart.
- Bake 20-25 minutes on the middle rack, until the tops of the balls begin to turn brown.
Ingredients, metric
360 g
tapioca flour
160 ml
vegetable oil
80 ml
water
5 g
salt - about 1 tsp
2
eggs
175 g
grated cheese
Nutrition facts
Serving size: 1 cheese puff
Percent daily values based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Nutrition information calculated from recipe ingredients.
Amount Per Serving
Calories
136.53
Calories From Fat (56%)
76.40
% Daily Value
Total Fat 8.57g
13%
Saturated Fat 1.81g
9%
Cholesterol 26.68mg
9%
Sodium 212.22mg
9%
Potassium 16.75mg
0%
Carbohydrates 11.56g
4%
Dietary Fiber 0.11g
0%
Sugar 0.53g
Sugar Alcohols 0.00g
Net Carbohydrates 11.45g
Protein 3.36g
7%
Notes
For speed, heat the liquids in a microwave oven. Combine water, oil and salt in microwave-safe bowl. Heat the liquid mixture in the microwave for 1 minute -if white foam appears on the top, that is fine.
Use a wooden spoon to mix the dough.
Brazilian polite manners ask for using knife and fork even for snacks.
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These cheese puffs, or pão de queijo in the original language, make great snack food. Great appetizers or hors d'œuvre for Brazilian themed party.