Pao-de-Queijo( Brazilian Cheese Bread)

This is comfort food at its best! A light, gluten-free bread that is light and fluffy and Oh So Tasty! In Brazil we usually eat it in the morning with our coffee, or in the afternoon with tea. Here in the US the expats serve it as an appetizer. But I promise you it's good anytime with anything! I made some last night for our baby-shower planning get together, but forgot to add salt! That's what happens when one tries to do too much in too little time. So we added salt as we ate, it was still good but not as good as the 'real' thing. Oh well there is always time.

There are as many versions of pao de queijo as there are Brazilians, I like this one because it's so light. But it yields a lot, about 48 little breads. When making 1/2 recipe use 3 eggs.

Ingredients:

5 eggs
1 cup vegetable oil
1 cup milk
3 cups tapioca flour ( called polvilho in Portuguese)
1 cup shredded Parmesan cheese ( I always use DiGiorno)
1 tablespoon salt

Direction:

Preheat oven to 375F. Blend all the ingredients together in a blender, pour into greased mini-muffin pans. Bake for 18 minutes. Enjoy!

                     These are best when fresh out of the oven!