Description
A precious gift from my Brazilian friend Luana and her aunt Jovita, this authentic, easy recipe for Brazilian cheese bread, Pao de Queijo, is such a great gluten-free and lectin-free bread alternative. It only requires five ingredients and about 10 minutes to put together. With a golden brown and crispy crust and a gooey, salty, cheesy inside, this easy Pao de Queijo will be perfect for breakfast with butter and jam, as an afternoon snack with tea, or even as mini sandwich bread.
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cup cassava flour
- 1/2 cup full-fat coconut milk (in a can)
- 1/2 cup avocado oil
- 2 pasture-raised eggs
- 200g grated Pecorino Romano cheese (about 2 heaping cups)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 410F.
- Prepare a muffin pan by oiling it (you can use ghee or avocado oil).
- Mix coconut milk with avocado oil and eggs. Add the flour and incorporate it into the wet mixture. Add the cheese and mix. You will get a sticky dough.
- Split the dough in two, then each half in two halves, then each of the quarters in three equal portions. You will end up with 12 balls that will fit in the muffin pan. Add them to the muffin pan and bake for 30 minutes or until slightly golden on top. (Mine took exactly 30 minutes, but keep an eye on them just in case your oven is slightly different).
Notes
Store on the counter for a day in an air-tight container or freeze. The best way to store them is to freeze them and reheat them in the oven. The consistency of the dough might differ when you use another type of cassava flour. If you are in the US, I recommend using Otto’s brand. If you don’t have access to Otto’s, you might have to adjust the flour-to-liquid ratio to get a sticky dough slightly.