Chipa – Paraguayan cheese rings

Ingredients

• 400 g cassava starch or tapioca starch
• 100 g finely ground cornmeal
• 250 g grated firm cheese
• 100 g softened butter
• 2 eggs
• 1.5 dl milk, plus a little extra if needed
• 1 tsp aniseed
• ½ tsp salt

Method

1. 1Preheat the oven to 200 °C and line a baking tray with baking paper.
2. 2Mix butter and eggs. Stir in cheese, aniseed and salt.
3. 3Add cassava starch and cornmeal, then milk a little at a time. Knead into a soft dough that can be shaped without excessive cracking.
4. 4Divide into 16 pieces, roll into short ropes and join the ends into rings.
5. 5Bake for 18–22 minutes until lightly golden. Best served freshly baked.