Easy Brazilian Cheese Bread
Our Easy Brazilian Cheese Bread, also known as pão de queijo, is a yeast free, gluten free bread that uses tapioca flour and only has a couple of other staple ingredients for a delicious, easy-to-make, cheesy bread snack!
Whoa. Actually, “Whoa, these are GOOD,” was exactly what my husband said when I made these. These little delicious, easy, cheesy bites are so good. Our Easy Brazilian Cheesy Bread is a snack, app, or side that only uses 6 ingredients and a little bit of time. It’s yeast- and gluten-free and now requested by my family all of the time because they’re so delicious!
What is Brazilian Cheese Bread?
Also known as pão de queijo, it is a Brazilian staple. In Portuguese means “cheese bread.” It’s a small baked cheese roll that’s often served as a snack or breakfast that just happens to be gluten-free. It’s light and crunchy on the outside and soft and chewy and cheesy on the inside for an absolutely delicious snack! What I love most about this bread is that it has a delightful chewy texture, kind of like Japanese Mochi.
Ingredients Needed
- Tapioca Flour – it’s gluten-free!!
- Olive Oil – The savory, healthy oil adds just the right amount of necessary fat.
- Egg – To Bind it all!
- Milk – 2% or whatever you have
- Parmesan Cheese – This is the classic choice for these pão de queijo, but you can substitute other cheeses!
- Salt – Just the right amount!
SO Easy to Make
And it’s SO easy to make. I’ve made it with my girls 3 times in the last week… month… year?! What day is it?
How to Make Brazilian Cheese Bread:
It is seriously easy enough for a toddler to make, as M helped me every step of the way. Could there be a better endorsement of how easy it is to make this?
- Whisk the egg with milk, oil, and salt – REALLY well
- Add flour
- Mix cheese
- Fill muffin tins!
SO Easy.
Blender
We have made these both by whisking everything by hand and by using a blender. Both are delicious, although a blender is definitely easier to ensure it’s all well whisked and then you get an airier result. Otherwise, you do need to make sure you give it all a good whisk to mix smooth.
Then just pour it into your mini muffin pan! We love to use a pour spout Pyrex for this!
Baked, and DONE! Easy Brazilian Cheese Bread!
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Enjoy! As always, if you make this recipe or any of my others, I love to hear what you think! Leave a comment below, email me, or you can find me on Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest!
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Easy Brazilian Cheese Bread
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cup tapioca flour 193 g
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- 1 large egg
- 1/3 cup olive oil
- 2/3 cup 2% milk
- 1/2 cup Parmesan Cheese shredded, 1.5 oz
Instructions
- Prep: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Mix Batter: In a large bowl, vigorously whisk milk, oil, salt, and egg. Slowly add flour, about 1/4 to 1/2 cup at a time, and mix well until fully combined. Add cheese and mix. *This can also be done in a blender – see recipe notes.
- Fill Tin: Add batter to a large pour spout Pyrex (or use a spoon) to add the mixture to a mini muffin tin.
- Bake: Bake at 400 degrees for 15 minutes.
- Serve and Enjoy: Remove from the oven, let cool for a few minutes in the pan, and then remove and let cool for at least another 10 minutes and enjoy!
The middle of mine came out gummy. What went wrong?
Oh gosh sorry to hear that, Michelle! So they do need to set / cool for at least 10 minutes out of the pan. If too soon, they can seem a bit gummy. Did they stay gummy after cooled?
A delicious cheesy popover. Simple. Thank you!
So glad you enjoyed it, D! Thanks so much for sharing!
I use oat milk and it’s fine. Also 400 for 15 is the standard baking temp
Is the batter supposed to be fully watery prior to pouring in muffin tin?
Had to add a ton more tapioca flour
Hi Pri – yes, it is! No added tapioca flour should be needed.
What kind of non dairy milk works with this recipe and if I am using the mini muffin tin, how should I adjust the baking time or temp?
Hi Annie! Oat should work and 15 mins!