Stuffed Brazilian cheese balls

Ingredients for 1 servings:

• 500 g tapioca or polvilho azedo
• 2 eggs
• 100 ml sunflower oil or rapeseed oil
• 200 ml milk
• 60 ml water
• 250 g Parmesan and medium-aged Gouda, grated
• 1 tbsp, leveled salt
• 1 small onion(s), diced
• 50 g bacon, diced
• 5 tomatoes, dried, preserved in oil
• 15 olives

Instructions

Working time approx. 50 minutes; Rest time approx. 1 hour; Cooking/baking time approx. 25 minutes; Total time approx. 2 hours 15 minutes

with 3 different fillings, makes about 50 pieces

Bring water, milk, oil, and salt to a boil in a saucepan. Remove the pan from the heat and gradually add the tapioca flour, stirring to combine. Whisk the eggs and stir into the dough. Mix everything until you have a smooth dough. Finally, add the grated cheese and finish kneading the dough by hand. This can also be done using a food processor. If the dough is too sticky, knead in a little more tapioca flour. Wrap the dough in cling film and let it rest in the refrigerator for one hour. Then shape the dough into a roll about 5 cm in diameter. Cut slices about 1 cm wide from the roll. Sauté the bacon and diced onion in a small saucepan and let it cool. Cut the sun-dried tomatoes into pieces about the size of a quarter pound. Drain the olives. Place a dough disc in each hand and press it apart slightly. Place either an olive or a piece of sun-dried tomato or 1/2 teaspoon of diced onion and bacon on the dough, fold the edges upwards, press together, and form into a ball. Place the filled balls, leaving some space between them, on a baking sheet lined with baking paper and bake for approx. 20-25 minutes on the middle rack at 180°C fan oven until golden brown. The cheese balls should be slightly crispy on the outside and soft on the inside; then they are just right. You can enjoy the cheese balls warm or cold and at any time of day. Note: The raw dough discs can also be frozen in advance and taken out in portions as needed. Allow to thaw slightly and use as described above. Tapioca flour can be ordered online. Tapioca flour is made from the tuber of the cassava plant. It is ideal for thickening soups, sauces, or dips. Tapioca flour is essential for making original Brazilian cheese balls.