Arepas

Total Time: 28 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 8 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups precooked cornmeal (p.a.n. harina de maiz)
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 2 eggs
• 2 cups boiling water
• 1 cup shredded cheese

Recipe

• 1 in a mixing bowl, add cornmeal, salt, pepper, baking powder. mix well.
• 2 add the cheese (eg: jack, mozzarella, cheddar, or combination)and combine well.
• 3 with a fork, stir in boiling water.
• 4 add eggs.
• 5 mix with a fork until dough leaves the side of the bowl.
• 6 knead dough with your hands only enough to form a ball.
• 7 about 3/4 cup of dough makes one arepa.
• 8 flatten balls and fry in a lightly greased pan until golden.
• 9 or cook in arepa cooker until arepas sound hollow when tapped.
• 10 let cool slightly and serve.
• 11 to eat: split like an eng. muffin and with a spoon, scoop-out the fluffy cornmeal insides then fill the shells with anything you like. the scooped-out cornmeal can be eaten with a fork or discarded. or don't scoop them out it's your preference.