Arepas de Queso

Ingredients

• Corn Meal

  White, Pre-cooked

  1 cup or 160g

• Water

  Plain, clean water

  1 cup or 237g

• Mozzarella cheese

  Whole milk

  1 oz or 28g

• Butter

  Salted

  2 tbsp or 28g

• Salt

  Table

  1 dash or 0.4g

Directions

1. Recipe by: Erica Dinho (source: https://www.mycolombianrecipes.com/cheese-cornmeal-patties-arepas-de-queso/)
2. Combine the cornmeal, warm water, cheese, 1 tbsp butter and salt, mixing thoroughly. Let mixture stand for five minutes.
3. Knead with your hands for about 3 minutes moistening your hands with water as you work.
4. Form 4 small balls with the dough. Place each ball between 2 plastic bags and with a flat pot cover flatten to ¼ inch.
5. Add the butter to a nonstick pan over medium heat. Place the arepas in the pan, and cook about 3 minutes on each side, until a crust forms or they are golden brown.