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Cheesy Pão de Queijo Pancakes

Difficulty:★★★☆☆
Cheesy Pão de Queijo Pancakes
Pão de queijo is a beloved Brazilian cheese bread known for its rich, cheesy aroma and wonderfully elastic, chewy texture.
This recipe gives it a fun twist by turning it into pancake form! Each fluffy, cheesy slice is so satisfying that just one might be enough. Top it with your favorite flavors for a deliciously versatile treat!
Ingredients
- Modified starch PQ-2(Matsutani Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.):200g
- Modified starch MM-9(Matsutani Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.):200g
- Corn starch:100g
- Baking powder:5g
- Parmesan cheese:50g
- Camembert cheese powder:100g
- Salt:8g
- Superfine sugar:50g
- Whole egg:138g
- Water➀:530g
- Water➁:130g
- Cooking oil:50g
How to make the batter
In a blender, combine modified starch PQ-2, modified starch MM-9, corn starch, baking powder, Parmesan cheese, Camembert cheese powder, salt, and superfine sugar.


Add the eggs, cooking oil, and water ➀, then blend until the mixture is mostly combined.


Once the dry and wet ingredients are mixed, let the dough rest at room temperature (20°C) for a day.

The specific gravity was 1.08.

If resting it in the refrigerator, adjust the temperature of the water you add afterward to maintain the correct viscosity.
After resting, add water (2) to adjust the dough’s consistency.
The ideal dough temperature should be around 20°C (in this case, it was 15°C).
If you’ve stored the dough in the refrigerator, we recommend warming the added water slightly to help achieve the desired viscosity.



How to cook the dough
Set the Tabletop Pancake Cooker to 190℃.
Apply oil (Bitakatto SL) on the copper cooking surface. Dispense the batter, then cover.
After 1 minute and 20 seconds, flip it over, cover again, and continue cooking for an additional 40 seconds (a total cooking time of 2 minutes).



Examples of toppings




おまけ
The two types of cream used as toppings were absolutely delicious, so be sure to give them a try!
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【Garlic Onion Cream Cheese】
- Luxe Cream Cheese(Hokkaido Milk Company):150g
- Kaori Salt Garlic & Onion(House Foods Corporation):5g
- Fried Onion(Tomato Corporation):10g
- Luxe Cream Cheese(Hokkaido Milk Company):150g
- Sultana Raisins: 50g(finely chop half of the raisins, and leave the other half whole)
【Raisin Cream Cheese】

The cheese smelled amazing while baking, and we couldn’t wait for it to be ready! We added basil to the dough and loved how easily we could customize the toppings, making it fun to arrange each one!
The dough is hearty enough to be filling with just one pancake, so it’s perfect for a meal.
Chewy Pão de Queijo-style pancakes! Give them a try and enjoy ♪