Chebe Bread Tips?

[ptkds]

I have been experiminting with Chebe bread recently. My family and I LOVE the taste, but it can be so chewy and crunchy on the outside. My kids really don't like this. Is this normal? Is there a way to keep it from being so chewy??

Thanks!

PS, I made fried pies yesterday using Chebe bread. They were so GOOD! I just have to remember next time to roll the dough out a little thinner so it gets done in the middle.

[Roda]

I haven't tried the chebe bread mixes. I have heard they are good. I found a recipe for pao de queijo (brazillian cheese bread aka chebe) and have made it several times with great results. I have made them into the balls like the recipe said to do. They turn out crispy on the outside and chewy in the middle. This is how they are suppose to be. I did experiment with the dough for a pizza crust and it had a great taste, just too much cheese. I plan on experimenting more in the future. My whole family loves them, my husband and even my 8 & 4 yo boys who none are gluten free. We perfer a mixture of cheese in the bread. I mix a good quality parmasean and extra sharp cheddar about equally. Here is the link for the recipe I use if you want it. I think the chebe mixes are probably great too. They have so many recipe ideas on their website that look soooo yummy!

https://www.celiac.com/gluten-free/index.ph...c=57159&hl=

[samcarter]

It's supposed to be chewy, that's characteristic of manioc (tapioca) flour. I made rolls on Saturday and made sure they were completely cooled before putting them in a bag. I did notice that the next day they were less chewy, more like gluten bread.

I ADORE Chebe. I can't wait to go back to the store and stock up on the mix. Between that and discovering Tinkyada pasta, I'm in heaven. I think one of the tricks to being content with the gluten-free alternatives is to avoid using substitutes at first. For a while, at least nine months, I didn't bother with gluten free bread or pasta, but focused on foods that were naturally gluten free. Corn tortillas, for example, and rice instead of pasta.

Then when I did sink my teeth into a Chebe roll, it was like heaven! Since i'd mostly forgotten what "regular" bread tasted like, I could simply enjoy the chebe on its own. My mother in law (not on a gluten-free diet) tried the Chebe, and said "Well, it's not disagreeable" while I was happily tucking in. I said, 'When you haven't had bread in nearly a year, this is fantastic!" LOL!