Vegan Pão de Queijo (Brazilian "Cheese" Bread)
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Serves: 16-20
 
Ingredients
  • 300g sweet potato or parsnip
  • 2 cups (250g) tapioca starch
  • 1 tablespoons baking powder
  • 2 tablespoons mixed italian herbs
  • 1 teaspoon sea salt
  • 3 tablespoons nutritional yeast (optional)
  • ¼ cup water
  • 5 tbsp sunflower oil
Instructions
  1. Start by cooking your parsnips. Place a steamer basket over a pan with some boiling water and steam until soft and easily pierced with a fork. Remove from the steamer, mash until smooth, and set aside.
  2. Pre-heat your oven to 210ºC / 410ºF and lightly grease a large baking tray. In a large bowl mix together your tapioca starch, baking powder, italian herbs, salt, and nutritional yeast, if using.
  3. Add your water and oil onto a small saucepan, stir and bring to a boil. Once it starts boiling remove from the heat and pour the liquid onto the bowl with the dry ingredients. Stir together until it becomes a wet flour, then add the mash and mix until fully combined and a dough is formed - you might want to use your hands here.
  4. Shape into small balls, about the size of golf balls, and place on your baking tray.
  5. Bake for 25-30 min or until the bread balls start to crack on top (the middle should remain gooey!) and are hard once tapped underneath.
Recipe by Sprinkle of Green at https://www.sprinkleofgreen.com/vegan-pao-de-queijo-brazilian-cheese-bread