Brazilian Corn Cookies Broinhas Recipes

BRAZILIAN CHICKEN CROQUETTES (COXINHA) RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• In a medium pot, heat olive oil, then sauté garlic and onions until soft and brown. Add shredded chicken, salt, and paprika (or cayenne pepper). Stir to incorporate.
• Transfer mixture into a bowl, add cream cheese and parsley. Mix well.
• In the same pot, add butter, chicken broth, and milk. Bring to a boil. Stir in flour until dough is formed.
• Transfer dough to a flat surface. Knead the dough while it is warm, but not hot.
• Pinch a piece of dough, about the size of a large egg, and roll into a ball. Using your hands, flatten the dough and spoon filling into the center. Wrap the dough into a pear shape and make sure there aren't any holes.
• While heating a pot of oil to 350˚F/180˚C, dredge the dough in egg and panko, then deep-fry till golden brown and cooked through.
• Drain on a towel, or wire rack and serve immediately.
• Enjoy!

BRAZIL NUT COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in nuts and coconut. , Drop by tablespoonfuls 3 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 10-12 minutes or until bottom of cookies are lightly browned. Remove to wire racks.

BRAZILIAN CORN COOKIES (BROINHAS)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Mix flours, baking powder, and flaked coconut.
• Beat butter or margarine, eggs, and sugar together.
• Add flour mixture.
• Knead with hands until smooth.
• Make small balls, place on greased cookie sheet, and gently flatten with a fork.
• Bake until golden.

BRAZILIAN BROA (CORN BREAD)

Steps:

• Mix sugar, cornmeal, flour, and salt together in bowl until combined; add eggs.
• Stir milk and melted butter in a bowl until smooth; stir into the cornmeal mixture until smooth, about 5 minutes.
• Grease a griddle; place over high heat. Drop tablespoonfuls of the cornmeal mixture into the skillet; cook until golden brown, about 5 minutes each side.

BRAZILIAN COFFEE COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (205 degrees C). Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
• Beat the shortening, brown sugar, white sugar, egg, vanilla and milk until fluffy.
• Stir the flour, salt, baking soda, baking powder and instant coffee. Add to sugar mixture and mix thoroughly.
• Shape dough in 1 inch balls. If it's too soft, chill it for a while. Place balls 2 inches apart on prepared baking sheets. Flatten to 1/8 inch thickness with fork or glass dipped in sugar.
• Bake at 400 degrees F (205 degrees CV) for 8 to 10 minutes until lightly browned.

BRAZILIAN WEDDING COOKIES (CASADINHOS)

Steps:

• Cookies:In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, cornstarch, and salt.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream together butter and superfine sugar on medium speed until pale and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Add egg, vanilla, and lemon zest and beat until well incorporated. Reduce speed to low and gradually add flour mixture; mix until combined. Divide dough in half; shape each half into a flat disk and wrap in plastic. Refrigerate until firm, about 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Working with one disk at a time, roll out dough 1/8 inch thick on a lightly floured surface. Using a 1 3/4-inch heart-shaped cutter, cut out cookies. Transfer to parchment-lined baking sheets, spaced 1 inch apart. Refrigerate 20 minutes.
• Bake, rotating halfway through, until edges are just golden but still pale on top, 12 to 14 minutes. Let cool on sheets 5 minutes. Transfer to wire racks and let cool completely.
• Filling:In a small saucepan over medium heat, combine guava paste with 1/3 cup water. Cook until paste has melted completely and mixture is smooth. Remove from heat and let cool completely.
• Transfer to a piping bag fitted with a 1/4-inch round tip. Pipe 1 tablespoon filling onto bottoms of half the cookies, then sandwich with remaining cookies. In a small bowl, mix together confectioners' sugar and food coloring until well combined. Sift over cookies. Unfilled cookies can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature up to 3 days; filling can be refrigerated, covered, up to 3 days.