Cheese Croquettes from Brazil (Croquettes De Queijo)

From: I'mPat

On Aug 22, 2008

I made a half batch and was well truely left wishing I had made a full - the DM especially was looking for more than her allocated 2 (there was only 3 of us and I was serving them with the soup as part of our carb serve with the crusty bread - next time forget the bread and have the croquettes). In doing a half batch I did use the whole egg yolk and then added just a little bit too much water and had to add a little extra flour. Each ball weighed 3/4 oz and took 10 minutes at 175 degree C in a fan forced oven turned and another 5 minutes, turned the oven off left the door ajar and served when required (about 15 minutes later). Thank you Pneuma (requests are already in for a repeat), made for Recipe Swap #19 - August 2008.

From: Boomette

On Aug 17, 2008

I got 10 croquettes. They were a bit dry. I used freshly grated parmesan. They were great with the salsa. Thanks Pneuma. Made for PRMR tag game

From: Kumquat the Cat's friend

On Jul 1, 2008

I loved these either alone or with a roasted salsa side (what I used). BF said at first that these were "pretty good" then he asked for more but I couldn't give him more since I made only half a recipe. He was visibly disappointed. I used lite butter (about half calories and fat), otherwise no changes (1/2 egg was sort of iffy, I broke the yoke:D) These really were easy! I needed 4 tsps. water to hold the dough, and at a 350 Fahrenheit (180C) oven these snacks turned out great in 30 minutes! Actually, these were a starch side to a meal of substitute meat and a lettuce salad. I had a parmesan/bread crumb mixture instead of the breadcrumbs alone, plus parmesan shreds. I made 6 golf ball size balls, they turned out beautifully I agree, these would be good paired with a veggie soup for a hearty meal. Thanks M!

From: Dreamer in Ontario

On Aug 17, 2008

These little croquettes are very good. I prepared them as written and used 1 tbsp of water to hold them together. I also used parmesan that was pregrated. Next time I may try grating the cheese myself before preparing. THey were served with chili salsa as recommended.