Brazilian Cheese Bread (Pão de Queijo)

A bowl of Brazilian cheese buns with the muffin tin they were made in beside it.

These cheese buns, a popular snack and breakfast food in Brazil, are made from tapioca starch. If you're cooking gluten free, for the rest of your life, I recommend you try naturally gluten free foods, like these, from around the world.

Course Baking, Bread, Rice Free Baking

Cuisine brazilian

Keyword Brazilian cheese bread, Brazilian cheese buns

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 22

Servings buns

Calories 212kcal

Author Cinde Little

Ingredients

2 cups tapioca starch (276 g)
4 oz sharp cheddar cheese , shredded or crumbled (115 g)
1 cup Parmesan cheese, grated (about 85 g)
⅔ cup whole milk
⅓ cup olive oil
2 eggs
1 teaspoon salt

Instructions

Preheat oven to 375°F. Line a 12-count muffin tin with silicone muffin liners (best option!) or grease.
Combine all ingredients in a blender or food processor. Blend until evenly mixed, about 1 minute. Scrap down the sides as needed and mix once more. (At this point the batter can be refrigerated and cooked later or even the next day or two.)
Using a metal portion scoop fill each muffin very close to the top.
Bake in preheated oven 17-20 minutes until golden and puffed.
Place on baking rack and let cool in the muffin pan for a few minutes. Transfer all buns to cooling rack and let cool 5-10 minutes longer.* Serve warm.
These cheese buns freeze well. Thaw at room temperature. Reheat in microwave on 50% power for a warm, stretchy, chewy treat.

Notes

Silicone muffin liners or baking pans are perfect for this recipe!

If you want to enjoy them fresh out of the oven the batter will keep in the fridge for 3 days. Just stir, portion and bake up as many as you want. Some cooks use a toaster oven.

*Cooling time is essential for gluten free baking. I encourage my students to do the taste test. Try them after they've cooled for 5 minutes, they probably taste under done. Wait another 5 or 10 minutes, they'll still be warm and I'm sure you'll recognize the difference. Learn to do this with all your baked goods until you know the baking time and cooling time that gives the best results.

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