CUÑAPES (YUCCA STARCH AND CHEESE BREAD)

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CUÑAPES (YUCCA STARCH AND CHEESE BREAD)

CUÑAPES (YUCCA STARCH AND CHEESE BREAD). Alimento Base: Yucca, In a large bowl, mix grated cheese, yucca starch, sugar and salt (if the cheese is not salty). Finally add milk, pouring little by little until you get a smooth, but not dry, dough....
Tiempo de preparación 40 minutos
Tiempo Total 40 minutos
Raciones: 4 comensales
Plato: Yucca
Cocina: Bolivia

Ingredientes
  

  • 3.3 lb fresh cheese grated
  • 1.1 lb yucca also known as cassava or tapioca starch
  • 1 spoonful sugar
  • 3 spoonfuls milk
  • Salt to taste if the cheese is not salty

Method
 

  1. Preparation
  2. In a large bowl, mix grated cheese, yucca starch, sugar and salt (if the cheese is not salty).
  3. Finally add milk, pouring little by little until you get a smooth, but not dry, dough.
  4. Remove the dough from the bowl and place it on a table sprinkled with some yucca starch. Knead until the dough is smooth and even.
  5. Make small balls. With the forefinger, make a small hole at the bottom of each ball.
  6. Place the cuñapés on a yucca-starch-sprinkled baking sheet, with the hole in direct contact with the sheet.
  7. Bake at a high temperature (American oven: 419ºF; European oven: 217ºC) for twenty to twenty-five minutes, or until cuñapés are golden.