DonRocks Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 This is my reference standard for cuí±apes: These are available at Milan Bakery & Miss Doughnuts in West Falls Church. They don't look like much, but are quite delicious, and can possibly keep for two nights if wrapped. Does anyone know of any other sources so I can compare? Although the cuí±apes pictured aren't from this bakery, they look *exactly* alike. Quite remarkable, actually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rieux Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 I'd actually call that a pí£o de queijo which is a tapioca-flour cheese bread. You can make them at home, either from scratch (just google and you will find several recipes) or from a mix (the Yoki brand is good and can be found online and in local Brazilian markets). If you want to just buy them they have them at my workplace cafeteria in the mornings (The Inter-American Development Bank - I'd be happy to let you in), or at the new Cafe Lia that I just posted about in Mount Pleasant. They also have them at Fogo de Chí£o, but I am not impressed by theirs, and you probably don't want to spend $50 for meat just to get the cheese bread. I used to see them sold frozen at the Brazilian Market in Wheaton, which is no longer there, but I bet they have them at the Portuguese Food Store (which sells Brazilian foods). I have one of these each morning for breakfast at work (which necessitates my strict gym schedule) - and shhhh, it's not traditional, but they are excellent with a tiny dab of ketchup (a trick I learned while living in Brazil with an ex). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rieux Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 I should also have mentioned, that cuí±ape is the Spanish name for this (they are eaten in Bolivia and Paraguay) or they are called Pan de Queso in Uruguay and Argentina. The original, though is from Brazil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMatt Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 I love to get the cuí±apes at Pan American Bakery & Grill at Van Dorn and South Pickett. Love that sort of "squeaky" feel that a good cuí±ape or pí£o de queijo has. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Deb Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 My sister makes them and keeps them double-bagged in the freezer. They bake up in minutes and taste great. Here is the recipe. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandynva Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 they sell them at by brazil on georgia ave, though i don't like th ready made ones as much as the frozen flor de minas brand. they also have what appear to be ones with cheese and guava jelly inside that i haven't tried (also frozen). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KMango Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 Ya'll got me craving pí£o de queijo like a madwoman, so we trekked over to a Brazilian grocer today. They did not carry poviho azedo and poviho doce, but they did have an already-mixed variety. As an experiment, I also picked up another bag that includes cheese powder (gasp!) as an ingredient. I completed my purchase with the house-made frozen, completed recipe just to compare/contrast. I'm going to rock a neighborhood party with an asiago jalapeí±o Brazilian cheese ball tasting. OK, that sounds wrong...and awesome. Pic shows both mixed yuca flour products. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barbara Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 My sister makes them and keeps them double-bagged in the freezer. They bake up in minutes and taste great. Here is the recipe. OK, then. I printed out the recipe and will find the ingredients. Most likely, I will make them and freeze before baking. This is because, at some point when the weather cooperates, I have promised to have a "meet and greet" for DC Council Chairman Phil Mendelson and can see myself passing these around to a bunch of strangers. Might help; couldn't hurt. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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