Fogo de Chao Cheesy Bread Puffs

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Those are called “Pão de queijo” in Brazil, and although they are very similar to the ones back home, the ones you get at Fogo de Chão are not as good as the real ones. I guess it must be something to do with the ingredients and how they age.

The ones in your recipe are near perfect, congrats.

The cheese puffs, also called pão de queijo, can be found in latin markets (also online at brazilianshop.com) to buy as a mix, just add water, oil and eggs – it tastes exactly the same when made from the mix.

It looked fine until I took it out of the oven! It bacame flat like pancakes!

My doctor is Brazilian and he told me to go to Fogo de Chao. It was great and I loved the cheese bread. I tried a few recipes that were not close to Fogo de Chao’s. I tried this and I love it. The only thing I would mention is that when you mix it all up, it is more of a liquid batter than a dough. I also think I added about a 1/2 cup more of the sour starch because it was so thin and I thought I maybe forgot to add the half of cup. All the other recipes were more like a dough and were a lot heavier. I am going to share this recipe with my in-laws who both have celiac sprue. Thanks for the recipe that I have been looking for, for so long.

I am sorry your results left you with flat pancakes, I am not completely sure what happened. I have had great luck with this recipe. It is possible the ingredients may have been past their prime, or there may have been some over-beating of the batter.

awesome tips, it saves me lots of time finding those ingredients.

Mine flattened out as well. I think it’s because I used a normal size muffin pan and filled the batter up about half way. When they came out of the oven they were the size of softballs and then immediately shrunk after cooling down.

do you have to use that kind of flour? Will it not turn out if you just use all purpose?

do you have to use that kind of flour? Will it not turn out if you just use all purpose?

do you have to use that kind of flour? Will it not turn out if you just use all purpose?

do you have to use that kind of flour? Will it not turn out if you just use all purpose?

do you have to use that kind of flour? Will it not turn out if you just use all purpose?

Any suggestions on where a person could find a Brazilian food store?

Yes, you have to use that type of flour, it will not turn out if you use all purpose flour.

Yes, you have to use that type of flour, it will not turn out if you use all purpose flour.

Fiesta food stores in the Houston area carries this type of flour. I would suggestion maybe checking stores that specialize in gluten free flours.

I am looking online to buy the tapioca flour..all I can find is the sweet flour..is there a different name for them??