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Minas Gerais pão de queijo

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Cheese rolls from Minas Gerais, crisp outside and chewy inside, made with cassava starch.

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Minas Gerais pão de queijo: Cheese rolls from Minas Gerais, crisp outside and chewy inside, made with cassava starch.
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⏱ 55 min🍽 24 servings📊 Easy🏷 Commonly associated🌱 Vegetarian
Preparation
25 min
Cooking
30 min
Waiting and resting
0 min

History

Pão de queijo is closely associated with Minas Gerais and combines cassava starch with cheese. Scalding the starch before adding eggs and cheese helps create its elastic center and light crust.

Ingredients

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Preparation

  1. 1

    Heat the oven to 200 °C and prepare a baking sheet.

  2. 2

    Mix 250 g sour cassava starch, 250 g sweet cassava starch and 1 teaspoon salt.

  3. 3

    Bring 250 ml milk and 100 ml oil to a boil and pour over the starches; stir and cool for 10 minutes.

  4. 4

    Mix in 2 eggs and 250 g cheese until sticky; shape into 24 balls.

  5. 5

    Bake for 25-30 minutes, until puffed and lightly golden.

Cooking tips

  • Let the scalded mixture cool before adding the eggs so they do not cook.

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