Pão de Queijo

Name: Pão de Queijo
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Brazilian
Ingredients: 250g tapioca flour (polvilho azedo); 125ml whole milk; 125ml vegetable oil; 1 tsp salt; 2 eggs; 150g Parmesan or aged cheese, finely grated

Chewy, airy Brazilian cheese bread balls, made from tapioca flour and baked until puffed, golden and full of flavour.

Total time

40 min

Prep

15 min

Cook

25 min

Difficulty

easy

Cuisine

Brazilian

vegetariangluten-free

Ingredients

250gtapioca flour (polvilho azedo)

125mlwhole milk

125mlvegetable oil

1 tspsalt

2eggs

150gParmesan or aged cheese, finely grated

Instructions

Heat milk, oil and salt until just boiling.

Pour over tapioca flour and stir to combine.

Cool slightly. Beat in eggs then cheese to form a sticky dough.

Roll into 4cm balls.

Bake at 200°C for 20–25 minutes until puffed and golden.

Serve warm.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement. Some ingredients in this recipe couldn't be matched to a reference value, so treat this as a rough estimate.

Calories

309

Protein

4.2g

Fat

32.2g

Carbs

1.7g

Fiber

Sodium

527mg

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