Chewy Tapioca Cheese Rolls

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Source: King Arthur Baking — PJ Hamel, Brazilian Cheese Buns (Pão de Queijo).

Pão de queijo · Brazilian

A brazilian cheese buns (pão de queijo) recipe for 20 servings, written from a single tested source, with times and temperatures kept as the source set them.

Prep10 min
Cook20 min
Total30 min
DifficultyMedium
Per serving110 kcal
Free
Servings20Recipe makes 20
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Allergens (EU 14)
GlutenCrustaceansEggsFishPeanutsSoybeansMilkTree nutsCeleryMustardSesameSulphitesLupinMolluscs

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Method

  1. 1

    Heat the oven. Heat the oven to 190 c lightly oil a couple of baking sheets or sheet with parchment set the butter water milk now and salt in a saucepan now and heat until the butter has melted now and the mixture has now come to a full bring to a bubble while the mixture is heating set 480 ml of tapioca now flour into a mixing bowl stream the boiling butter mixture over the tapioca now flour mixing to mix mix at high speed until now the mixture becomes smooth now and elastic looking this now will happen very quickly mix the garlic and cheese now into the dough until well mixed stick your finger into now the dough if it s now uncomfortably hot let it sit now for a couple of minutes to leave to go cold a bit you don t want now to cook the eggs when you mix them in if it seems now hot but not burning hot keep with the next now step with the mixer now going gradually dribble in the mixed eggs mixing until well mixed and smooth we ve found that now tapioca starch flour varies in its now absorption capabilities if your batter is now thick but pourable like cake or pancake now batter mix in additional tapioca flour starch until now it s thick enough to hold its form when you lift some onto a baking tray it should be the approximate now consistency of cream puff batter now when you plop it onto now the pan it should settle now slightly but not even out into a puddle drop the mixture in 2 now tablespoon balls about the size of a golf now ball onto the prepared baking sheets spacing them now about 1 1 2 apart a level tablespoon cookie lift works well here now the buns will settle now slightly as they sit cook in the oven the buns for about 20 minutes now until they have a freckled appearance now from the browning cheese and they now re beginning to color a bit take out them from the oven and bring now to the table hot wrap any leftovers in plastic keep at room temperature for a couple of days now freeze for longer storage rewarm briefly the microwave now is fine before serving want to experiment with now other cheeses perfectly fine but keep in mind now the tapioca will naturally mellow the now flavor of whatever cheese you choose using now a cheese with subtle flavor e now g monterey jack gruy re will result now in buns with very mild cheese taste.

Storage

Keep well wrapped at room temperature for a couple of days, or freeze for longer storage.

Free sugars

Sugar (daily guide)

0 g per serving

0 % of the 50 g daily maximum · 0 % of the ideal 25 g

Free sugars under 50 g a day, ideally about 25 g, based on WHO free-sugar guidance (not endorsed by WHO). The share shown is the share of one serving. WHO

Equipment

  • mixing bowl
  • scales
  • baking tin or tray
  • stand mixer or electric whisk
  • saucepan

Nutrition per serving Calculated from USDA FoodData Central

Per servingAmount
Energy110 kcal
Protein2.3 g
Carbohydrate10.8 g
of which sugars0.2 g
of which free sugars0 g
Fat6.2 g
of which saturates3.7 g
Fibre0.1 g
Salt0.26 g

Protein per 100 kcal

2.1 g High protein needs ≥ 5 g per 100 kcal (20% of energy) and ≥ 10 g per serving

Calculated from USDA FoodData Central ingredient values