Pão de Queijo/Pan de Queso (Cheese Bread)

Pão de Queijo/Pan de Queso (Cheese Bread)


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Down in Brazil, these delicious and tasty little balls of bread with a cheesy center are served warm from the oven before meals.  My friend Tracey, who spent a few years in Rio reporting for Reuters, informed me that there was a miraculous mix available to make this little delicacy at home.  Miraculous, because you simply add eggs and water, stir, roll into balls and bake.  Somehow, the crusty bread part ends up on the outside, and the soft chewy cheesy part on the inside.  On the last day of my next trip to Rio, I searched high and low for the mix… but all I could find was a pre-made frozen variety.  After a couple of hours, I gave up.  That evening, after checking in for my flight, I stopped in at the Duty Free shop to spend my last few Reals, and there I found a HUGE display of Pão de Queijo mix.  Now, I can’t say it’s worth flying all the way to Brazil just to buy it (although personally, I like any excuse to go back to Rio), but you can buy it online at BrazilianShop.com.

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