Broinhas, little white cornmeal broas
Brazilian cheese bread: a dough made from white corn semolina, milk, oil, and eggs, rolled into balls and baked until golden brown.
Here is a simple and delicious recipe for making small canjica cookies, a classic Brazilian dessert.
Ingredients and directions
- Prep time30 min
- Cook time20 min
- Resting15 min
- Total1 hr 5 min
- DifficultyEasy
- CostBudget
- Calories289 kcal/serving
- Cooking methodfour
- Estimated cost$6.74 $0.34 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
- Vegetarian
- Gluten-free
Ingredients
people
- $2.63
- $0.40
- $1.68
- $2.00
- $0.03
Prices from US supermarkets for 3 of 5 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.
Directions
- Combine the milk, oil, eggs, sugar, and salt. ≈ 4 min
- Place the ingredients in a large bowl and work with the cornmeal until a dough forms that can be rolled out. It should not be too dry: add a little egg or oil if needed. ≈ 3 min
- Preheat the oven to 200 °C. Form the dough into balls and place them on a greased baking sheet.
- Cook for about 20 minutes, or until the meatballs are golden brown.
The bill
Broinhas, little white cornmeal broas
- 500 g of fine white cornmeal (fubá de canjica)$2.63
- 2 glasses (400 ml) of milk$0.40
- 2 glasses (400 ml) of oil, a little less$1.68
- 5 eggs$2.00
- 3 tablespoons of sugar$0.03
Total$6.74
that's $0.34 per person
Estimated price; varies by store.
Nutrition per serving
| Calories | 289 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 20.3 g |
| Saturated fat | 2.8 g |
| Carbohydrates | 20.7 g |
| Sugars | 3.5 g |
| Fiber | 0.9 g |
| Protein | 5.3 g |
| Salt | 0.06 g |
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