# Super Easy Cheese Bread

Blender cheese bread on tapioca starch (pão-de-queijo style): blend 40 g of Gouda and 20 g of Parmesan, add 120 g of tapioca starch, an egg, 80 ml of milk, 80 ml of vegetable oil and a pinch of salt, blend smooth, fill silicone muffin molds ¾ full and air-fry 15 minutes at 180 °C. Light, stretchy, cheesy puffs. Makes ~8; serves 4.

- **Prep:** 10 min · **Cook:** 15 min · **Total:** 25 min
- **Servings:** 4
- **Difficulty:** Easy
- **Cuisine:** Brazilian
- **Category:** Snacks, Breakfast
- **Video:** [Just Flour and Boiling Water: 5 Homemade Breads](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDpg6V56Csg&t=416s) (recipe starts at 6:56)
- **Recipe page:** https://webspoon.world/recipes/super-easy-cheese-bread/

## Ingredients

- 40 g Gouda cheese
- 20 g Parmesan cheese
- 120 g tapioca starch
- 1 pc egg
- 80 ml milk
- 80 ml vegetable oil
- salt (a pinch)

## Instructions

1. Blend the Gouda and Parmesan until finely chopped.
2. Add the tapioca starch, egg, milk, oil and a pinch of salt; blend until completely smooth.
3. Fill silicone muffin molds about ¾ full — they puff as they bake.
4. Air-fry at 180 °C until puffed and golden. _(timer: 15 min)_

## Nutrition (per serving, estimated)

- Calories: 330
- Protein: 8g
- Fat: 24g
- Carbs: 24g
- Fiber: 0g
- Sugar: 1g
- Sodium: 380mg

## FAQ

### Can I use regular flour instead of tapioca starch?

Not for this one — tapioca starch is what makes the bread stretchy and chewy inside (it's the same principle as Brazilian pão de queijo, which is naturally gluten-free). Wheat flour would bake into ordinary muffins; look for tapioca starch near the gluten-free flours.

### No air fryer — can I use the oven?

Yes — bake at the same 180 °C in a preheated oven; give them a few extra minutes and pull them when puffed and golden. Silicone molds matter more than the appliance: the stretchy batter releases cleanly from silicone.

### Why did my cheese breads deflate?

Some settling is normal as the steam inside escapes — they're hollow-ish and stretchy, not cakey. Deflating badly usually means underbaking: wait for a deep golden color, and let them cool a couple of minutes in the mold before pulling them out.

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Source: [Super Easy Cheese Bread — Webspoon World](https://webspoon.world/recipes/super-easy-cheese-bread/)