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Method 7 steps

1. 1

   Mix the cassava starch with the corn flour and salt in a wide bowl.

2. 2

   Rub the soft fat into the dry mix with your fingers until it looks like damp sand.

3. 3

   Work in the grated cheese, still rubbing the mixture by hand.

4. 4

   Add the milk a spoon at a time, until the crumb just holds when squeezed in your fist.

5. 5

   Heat a dry pan over medium without adding a drop of oil.

6. 6

   Tip in a centimetre of crumb and press it down with a spatula across the whole surface.

7. 7

   Cook it five minutes, flip it with a plate and colour the second side.