Cuńapes

Ingredients

 * 3.3 pounds fresh cheese, grated
 * 1.1 pounds yucca (also known as cassava or tapioca) starch
 * 1 spoonful sugar
 * 3 spoonfuls milk
 * salt to the taste (if the cheese is not salty)

Directions

 * 1) In a large bowl, mix grated cheese, yucca starch, sugar and salt (if the cheese is not salty).
 * 2) Finally add milk, pouring little by little until having a smooth, but not dry, dough.
 * 3) Remove the dough from the bowl and place it on a table sprinkled with some yucca starch.
 * 4) Knead until the dough is smooth and even.
 * 5) Make small balls.
 * 6) With the forefinger, make a small hole at the bottom of each ball.
 * 7) Place the cuńapés in a yucca-starch-sprinkled baking sheet, with the hole in direct contact with the sheet.
 * 8) Bake at a high temperature (American oven: 419°F; European oven: 217°C) for twenty to twenty-five minutes, or until cuńapés are golden.