Arepas

Corn cakes griddled until crisp, split and filled with cheese.

Ingredients

• 2 cups Corn dough flour
• 2½ cups Warm water
• 1 tsp Salt
• 2 tbsp Butter
• 1 cup Fresh white cheese

Method

1. Make the dough — Stir the flour into the warm salted water and let it hydrate for 5 minutes, then knead until smooth and not cracking.
2. Shape — Roll into balls and flatten into discs about 1 cm thick, smoothing the edges.
3. Griddle — Cook on a hot buttered pan for 6 minutes each side until a crust forms and they sound hollow.
4. Fill — Split and stuff with cheese while hot.
5. Arepas are ready — Eat straight away, while the cheese is melting.

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