Gluten Free Brazilian Cheese Bread Food

GLUTEN-FREE BRAZILIAN CHEESE BREAD

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. Grease 12 mini muffin cups with butter or cooking spray (without flour).
• In blender, place all ingredients. Cover; blend, using on-and-off pulses, until well combined. Fill muffin cups three-fourths full with batter.
• Bake 15 to 20 minutes or until golden and puffed. Immediately remove from pan to platter. Serve hot.
• Repeat with remaining batter to make about 24 more mini breads, or cover and refrigerate batter up to 5 days until ready to bake.

BRAZILIAN CHEESE PUFFS - PAO DE QUEIJO (GLUTEN FREE)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 deg F. Lightly grease a large baking sheet or line with parchment paper.
• Put the butter, water, milk and salt in a medium saucepan, and heat until the butter has melted and the mixture has come to a full boil. In the meantime, put the tapioca starch in the bowl of your stand mixer.
• Pour the boiling mixture over the tapioca starch, beating to combine. Continue beating at a high speed until the mixture becomes smooth and elastic-looking - this will take only a couple of minutes.
• Beat in the garlic and cheese until well combined.
• Stick your finger into the dough. If it's uncomfortably hot, wait until it cools a bit. It should still be rather hot, but not uncomfortable.
• With the mixer going, gradually dribble in the beaten eggs, beating till well combined and smooth.
• Drop the mixture in 2 tbl balls (about the size of a golfball) onto the baking sheet, spacing about 1 1/2 in apart. Don't worry if the surface is a little rough - it will smooth out as it rises and bakes. The balls will flatten a little, but should hold their shape.
• Bake the rolls for about 20 minutes, until they have a freckled appearance (from the browning cheese) and begin to color a bit.
• Remove from oven and serve hot. Reheat briefly in the microwave if serving at a later time.
• Note: KA mentioned that tapioca starch or flour varies from brand to brand and even from batch to batch. You may need to add more tapioca, up to about 1/2 cup, to get a good consistency dough. If you've ever made cream puffs, that's the consistency you are looking for.

BRAZILIAN CHEESE BREAD ( PAO DE QUEIJO )

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Put the tapioca flour in a large bowl. Set aside.
• Pour canola oil, water, milk, and salt into a small saucepan, and place over high heat. When the mixture comes to a boil, remove from heat immediately, and stir in tapioca flour, mixing with a wooden spoon. Set aside to rest for 20 to 25 minutes.
• Stir the cheese and eggs into the tapioca mixture until well combined. The mixture will be chunky. With wet hands, form 1 TBSP-sized balls of the mixture onto an ungreased baking sheet.
• Bake in preheated oven until the tops are lightly browned, 20 to 25 minutes.
• Enjoy !
• Note: The dough can be kept in the refrigerator for up to 3 days in an airtight container. The balls can be frozen and taken to the oven right from the freezer.