Brazilian Cheese Breads
I love Brazilian cheese breads, also known as Pao De Qeuijo. I’ve made them a few times but I’m always curious to try different recipes. These savory chewy breads are easy to make and so addicting.
I’ve tried a few recipes already and all have been pretty good. I’m continually coming across more recipes and love trying them all out. Recently I came across a recipe posted in Tasty Kitchen that looked promising.
This was one of my favorite recipes. The cheese melted into the dough creating a more uniform color. The breads puffed up nicely, cracking slightly. I did have to add some more tapioca flour than what the recipe called for in order to get the dough come together.
I only wish these breads stored better. They lose their chewiness after a day and become dense. Luckily they are easy to make. Just make sure you plan ahead and have tapioca flour in your pantry. I usually buy tapioca flour from chinese grocery stores like Ranch 99 because they are sold very cheap there.
Brazilian cheese breads
Ingredients:
1/2 cups Milk
1/2 cups Water
1/4 cups Canola Oil
1/4 teaspoons Salt
2 1/2 - 3 1/2 cups Tapioca Flour
1 extra large Egg
4 ounces grated cheese (I like cheddar or Parmesan)Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350ºF and line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
2. In a small saucepan bring the milk, water, oil, and salt to a boil. Remove the pan from heat and set aside. Add in 2 1/2 cups tapioca flour until dough becomes smooth.
3. Make sure the dough is still very warm but not searing hot and stir in the egg and cheese. Stir until dough becomes thick and can be molded without being too sticky. Add additional tapioca flour if needed. I needed an additional 1/2-1 cup. Roll dough into 1? balls. Place on the greased baking sheets and bake for 20-25 minutes until puffy and golden.Slightly adapted from recipe posted on Tasty Kitchen
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Catty Critic — April 24, 2012 @ 6:13 am
I’ve tried making these a couple of times from scratch and both times were FAIL.
Edible but just weren’t right either in appearance or texture.
I’ll give this recipe a try!
Kirbie replied: — April 24th, 2012 @ 9:14 am
I’ve come across two recipes which were duds, but most of the ones I’ve made have turned out well. There’s also an Allrecipes one I like: http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Brazilian-Cheese-Bread-Pao-de-Queijo/
Katherine — April 25, 2012 @ 8:33 pm
Since they don’t save well, it’s great to know that the dough freezes beautifully and that the rolls can be baked directly from frozen dough.
Looking forward to trying this recipe. I have good luck so far but I’ve only made two kinds. 1) this recipe, which gives ingredients by weight, something I think makes a big difference http://perfecthealthdiet.com/?p=1151 and 2) a mix by the brand name “chebe”.
It was in trying all of the different chebe mixes that I learned how wonderful these are made into cinnamon rolls, italian foccacia and more. Extremely versatile and everyone loves them.
Kirbie replied: — April 26th, 2012 @ 8:49 am
i didn’t know about being able to bake from frozen dough. Thanks for the tip!