Brazilian Cheese Bread #BreadBakers

Happy New Year!

The Bread Bakers are starting off the new year with the best bread to pair with your winter soup. Or if you're in Jamaica, it's your Saturday soup. Fun fact: When I was a child, soup was the standard meal in most households every Saturday. It's also a popular street food on weekends. It's always hot in Jamaica, so we can't wait for cool weather to drink soup. Even Google's AI knows the deal.

I initially planned on some breadsticks, but then I discovered some long-forgotten tapioca flour in my cupboard. On the back was a recipe for Brazilian Cheese Bread. Sounded perfect for soup, so that won out. I didn't use the recipe on the back of the bag and went instead with one from The Kitchn. 

It was my first time having Brazilian Cheese Bread (Pão de Queijo). It's a chewy, tasty little morsel. I would love to add a million flavours to it. But it's also perfect as is, paired with a stew or soup.  I also enjoyed them with my breakfast with a little garlic butter. 

Scroll down to see what other breads you need to make to go with your soup.

Brazilian Cheese Bread 

Ingredients 

1/2 cup milk 

1/4 cup oil 

1/2 teaspoon salt

5 oz tapioca flour

1 egg

1/2 cup cheese (I used a Mozarella mix, but I think a sharp cheddar would have been even better.)

Directions

Preheat oven to 450 F. Grease the wells of a mini muffin tin. You can also use a lined parchment sheet, but I wanted a little shape insurance.

Bring the milk, oil, and salt to a gentle boil. Remove from the heat and pour into the bowl of a mixer. Add the tapioca flour and stir with a wooden spoon until there are no more streaks of dry tapioca flour. 

Beat with a paddle attachment until the dough has cooled. Add the egg and mix until full incporated. Next, beat in the cheese. 

Use a 1 oz scoop to scoop the dough into the wells of the muffin tin. 

Lower the oven's heat to 350 F.

Bake 20 to 25 minutes, rotating the pan, halfway through. The bread should have puffed, the outside should be dry, and it should be lightly browned. 

Enjoy!

 

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