Cornbread muffins, small Brazilian-style cornbread

Broinhas de fubá, Brazilian cornmeal rolls

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Minas Gerais corn bread: A light and airy bread made with corn flour, cassava starch, sweetened milk, and anise, bound with eggs, rolled into a ball, and …

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Here is a simple and delicious recipe for cornbread muffins, perfect for snacks or appetizers.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time10 min
  • Cook time20 min
  • Resting5 min
  • Total35 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodfour
  • Estimated cost$6.03 $0.16 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Vegetarian
  • Gluten-free

Ingredients

37 people
  • $0.25
  • $0.53
  • $0.04
  • $0.80
  • $1.40
  • $1.60
  • $0.13
  • $1.28

Prices from US supermarkets for 7 of 8 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Combine the concentrated milk, regular milk, oil, salt, and anise, and bring to a boil.
  2. Pour a single pour the corn flour and the starch, and mix vigorously to prevent lumps. ≈ 4 min
  3. Continue to stir until the dough separates from the sides, leaving a crust at the bottom of the pan. ≈ 4 min
  4. Pour: In a large mixing bowl, add the eggs one at a time. ≈ 4 min
  5. Once the dough is cold, add the yeast. ≈ 3 min
  6. Place a portion of dough in a greased and floured cornmeal cup, turn it over to form a ball, then place it on a greased baking sheet. ≈ 3 min
  7. Bake for approximately 20 minutes in a hot oven (200 °C).

The bill

Broinhas de fubá, Brazilian cornmeal rolls

  • 1 cup of milk$0.25
  • 1/2 cup of oil$0.53
  • 1 teaspoon of salt$0.04
  • 2 cups of fine corn flour (fubá), sifted$0.80
  • 1.5 cups of sweet cassava flour (polvilho doce)$1.40
  • 4 eggs$1.60
  • 1 tablespoon of baking powder$0.13
  • white corn flour for the cup$1.28

Total$6.03

that's $0.16 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 1 can of sweetened condensed milk
  • 1 cup of milk
  • 1/2 cup of oil
  • 1 teaspoon of salt
  • 2 tablespoons of anise seeds (also known as “fennel seeds”)
  • 2 cups of fine corn flour (fubá), sifted
  • 1.5 cups of sweet cassava flour (polvilho doce)
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 tablespoon of baking powder
  • white corn flour for the cup

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