Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Brazilian Cheese Puff

2 cups of tapioca starch
2 cups of grounded dry cheese (as tasteful as better). I used parmesan cheese
1 cup of milk
4 tbsp of butter
2 eggs

Pre-heat the oven on 350oF. Put the tapioca starch and cheese in a large bowl. Mix a little bit. Add the eggs and mix a little more. Get prepared... Now it comes the bad part... hehehe... Add the milk and start to mix until it becomes a uniform batch. It's a good idea to pour milk just at the end because when you add the moisture on the starch it will become difficult to mix. Sometimes you will probably need to use your hands to mix it properly.
When you are done mixing, get your hands very clean and a little wet. Make little balls and place them in an oven pan. It will depend on the size of the balls you made to know how long they will sit in the oven, but I can tell you that they will be ready when their bottom parts start to brown.

The balls you are not going to bake you may put them on a plate and it goes in the fridge (NOT freezer) for at least 15 min. After they get hard, you may put them in a plastic bag.

It makes about 40-50 bite size cheese puffs. You can also add different flavour to them. While you still have the soft batch, you can mix different spices, like oregano, or extra cheese, like cheddar (in this case a very small piece inside the ball).

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