Brazilians love pão de queijo! Anytime is a good time to have them: breakfast, snacks during the day, picnics…

In the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais state it’s common to have coffee many times during the day, always accompanied with some cheesebread.

When I used to live in NY, one of my Brazilian friends that came to visit me brought with her a bag of polvilho azedo. I was very happy with the ingredient and then prepared cheesebread for all my American friends. It was a blast, they loved it!

Brazilian Cheesebread

Picture: Paula Tanaka Camara

Ingredients

500g polvilho azedo

150ml water

150ml vegetable oil

150ml milk

1 Tablespoon of salt

3 eggs

1/2 oz (80g) shredded parmesan cheese

* For those who cannot find these ingredients, there’s a variation of the recipe in this link.

Directions

1. In a mixing bowl put polvilho azedo and parmesan cheese.

2. In a pan over medium heat add water, oil, milk, salt and bring to a boil. Pour this mixture over the polvilho and mix well. Let is cool down.

3. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing with your hands.

4. Make little balls and put them on a sheet pan (no need to grease the pan).

5. Preheat the oven and bake at 400F for 25 minutes or until the cheesebread is golden brown.

Tip: Unbaked cheesebreads freeze very well. You can make them in advance and keep them in the freezer.

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