Appetizer for 10

Four-Cheese Chipa

Name: Four-Cheese Chipa
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 10 servings
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 3/4 cup queso fresco; 3/4 cup shredded mozzarella cheese; 3/4 cup shredded pecorino romano cheese; 1/2 cup blue cheese; 5 cups cassava flour; 1 tsp salt; 1 tsp ground anise seeds; 1/4 cup lard; 1 egg; 1 cup whole milk

Cassava flour dough combines four cheeses, anise, milk, egg, and lard before baking into tender savory rolls.

Typical price

$4.31for 4 servings

$1.08 per serving$4.31 for 4

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40 minstart to table
Mediumdifficulty
10servings as written
$typical cost tier

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What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
Blue cheese, brie, queso fresco, paneer$0.80/oz typical	8 oz	$6.40Typical price
Mozzarella$0.30/oz typical	3 oz	$0.90Typical price
Plantains, yuca, taro$0.89 each typical	2.5	$2.23Typical price
Eggs$0.30 each typical	1	$0.30Typical price
Milk$0.04/oz typical	8.5 oz	$0.34Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$10.76

Pantry staples you likely have

Dried herbs, spices and seasoning blendsCooking spray, shortening, ghee, coconut and sesame oil

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Ingredients

3/4 cup queso fresco
3/4 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
3/4 cup shredded pecorino romano cheese
1/2 cup blue cheese
5 cups cassava flour
1 tsp salt
1 tsp ground anise seeds
1/4 cup lard
1 egg
1 cup whole milk

Steps

Heat the oven to 400 F and grease a large baking sheet with cooking oil.
Mix the cassava flour, salt, anise, queso fresco, mozzarella, pecorino, and blue cheese.
Work in the lard, egg, and milk until a soft dough forms.
Knead the dough for 5 minutes, then divide it into small balls.
Arrange the dough balls on the baking sheet.
Bake for 18 to 20 minutes, until puffed and lightly golden.