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Cheesy footballs recipe or Pao de queijo:

This is something to snack on with a few beers while watching the footy. You can buy the two types of starch at Brazilian shops.
Notes:  Don't make the balls too big.The dough can be made ahead of time and frozen into little balls. You can heat them up directly from the freezer.
Course: Snacks
Cuisine: Brazilian
Keyword: Football snacks, Pae de queijo
Servings: 30 balls

Equipment

  • baking sheet/ parchment paper

Ingredients

  • 125 ml whole milk
  • 50 ml vegetable oil
  • 1 tsp sea salt
  • 175 g sour starch
  • 75 g sweet manioc starch
  • 2 eggs
  • 200 g strong cheddar or Parmesan

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 200c. In a small saucepan heat up the milk, oil, and salt.
  • Once it starts to boil, pour it straight into a stand mixer then, very quickly, dump in all of the flour and mix on a low speed until the dough is thoroughly mixed and coming off the sides.
  • Then add the eggs, keep mixing on a low speed, until thoroughly combined. Finally add the cheese until fully mixed and you have a smooth shiny dough.
  • Pinch off small amounts, walnut-sized balls, smooth them into spheres and place on a prepared (with parchment paper or a silicon mat) baking sheet.
  • Bake for approximately 15 minutes until golden. Eat straight away while hot. Great with hot sauce and a cool beer.