These wonderful Cheese Puffs are my own variation of what is known as Brazilian Cheese Bread. The first time I ate this was in a Brazilian restaurant. I loved the gooey-crunchy texture and the mellow taste. When at home, I did some research and I tried a recipe. That was a failure, it did not taste anything like the original. I then searched some more and I came up with a method and a recipe, which I am going to share with you today. Want to know how to prepare Delicious Cheese Puffs? Keep reading.

Ingredients list for Delicious Cheese Puffs:

1 cup milk

½ cup coconut oil

1 tsp salt

2 cups tapioca flour

2 eggs

1 ½ cups grated Dutch cheese (young)

Preparation method for Delicious Cheese Puffs:

Pour the milk, coconut oil and salt in a rather large pan and bring everything to a boil. When the milk is foaming, remove the pan from the heat and quickly stir in the tapioca flour with the help of a wooden spoon. The longer you wait, the more difficult it becomes to stir.

Now comes the tricky part. Allow the dough to cool for no longer than 2 minutes, otherwise it will be difficult to incorporate the rest of the ingredients. Continue by gradually adding in the cheese, then the eggs. It is best to knead the dough by hand, but I must warn you the dough is very hot! My food processor was not able to cope with this sturdy dough. If you have a professional food processor, such as the KitchenAid, then you can consider yourself lucky and do this step with the help of the food processor. If you add the cheese too late, it won’t melt into a homogeneous mixture. If you add the eggs too early, they will cook and turn into scrambled eggs.

Using an ice cream scoop and a teaspoon, portion and pour the dough into the mini muffin tins. I did not grease the tins, yet my Cheese Puffs did not stick to the bottom. You can alternatively pour the portions on baking paper, then bake in a tray.

If using a gas oven, preheat the oven to 220 degrees Celsius, then lower the heat to 175 degrees Celsius when you start baking. If using a hot air oven, just bake the Cheese Puffs at a temperature of 200 degrees Celsius. You should bake them until they become golden brown. I baked the Cheese Puffs for 23 minutes in a hot air oven.

When golden brown, remove the Cheese Puffs from the oven, transfer to a plate or platter and dig in.

This recipe makes 23-24 puffs. I generally make a double batch if I am having guests over, because we all love eating the Cheese Puffs while still warm and gooey.