Authentic Brazilian Cheese Bread (Pão de Queijo) | Cheesy, Tender & Naturally Gluten-Free

cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Nutritional yeast offers a cheesy flavor with fewer calories.

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil provides healthy fats and is a good substitute.

Add 480 g of sweet cassava starch to a bowl.

Gradually add 160 g of sour cassava starch to the bowl.

Add 2 tsp of salt to the dry ingredients.

Shred 170 g of Parmesan cheese and set aside.

Measure out 113 g of shredded mozzarella cheese and set aside.

In a pot, combine 1.25 cups of milk, 0.5 cups of water, and 0.33 cups of avocado oil.

Heat the liquid ingredients until they reach a boil, then turn off the heat.

Pour the hot liquid mixture into the dry ingredients and mix slowly with a mixer.

Let the dough cool until warm to the touch, then add the eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition.

Add 113 g of shredded mozzarella cheese to the dough and mix.

Add the remaining 170 g of grated Parmesan cheese to the dough and mix until well incorporated.

Shape the dough into balls of equal size, using a scale for accuracy.

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