Pão de Queijo Dough

Name: Pão de Queijo Dough
Prep time: 45 min
Total time: 60 min
Ingredients: 250 g sour tapioca starch; 250 g sweet tapioca starch; 300 g grated comté cheese; 300 g grated emmental cheese; 150 ml milk; 150 ml vegetable oil; 2 egg; 4 g flaky salt; 2 g black pepper powder; 150 ml water

This is the basis for Pão de Queijo, whether you prefer it baked or fried. A quick, user-friendly recipe, perfect for sharing with unexpected visitors and dear friends. When the pão de queijo dough is ready you can either bake it or fry it.

A traditional recipe from chef's granny's region. A nostalgic recipe of a time gone by…

Place 250 g of sour tapioca starch and 250 g of sweet tapioca starch in a large mixing bowl
Add 4 g of flaky salt and 2 g of black pepper powder
Add 200 g of grated comté cheese and 300 g of grated emmental cheese. Mix all of the ingredients
Make a well in the center of the bowl. Crack 2 eggs
Add 150 ml of water and 150 ml of vegetable oil to a hot pan on high heat
Add 150 g of milk. Bring liquid to a boil
Pour the liquid around the edge of the mixing bowl. Be careful not to cook the eggs
Wait 2m for the liquid to cool. Mix the dough vigorously with your hands, working from the inside of the bowl, outwards
Form the balls using a spoon. The pão de queijo dough is ready
You can bake, fry or even freeze the dough balls.