Cream Cheese Arepas
Serves: 6
Eda Schinner
1 January 1970
Based on User reviews:
53
Spice
50
Sweetness
45
Sourness
36
mins
Prep time (avg)
5.4
Difficulty
Ingredients:
1 tsp
Salt1 tsp
White SugarDirections:
1
Mix milk, cream cheese, and salt in a mixing bowl; whisk together until smooth and foamy
2
Add sugar and arepas flour to milk mixture; mix with a spatula until dough is soft, thick, and workable, about 1 minute
3
Divide dough into 4 portions (for the 4 wells in the maker)
4
Form each quarter into a ball and use wet hands to gently shape it into a thick patty about 1/2-inch thick
5
If you see little cracks on the outside, the dough may be a little too dry; add more milk
6
Heat arepas maker; lightly coat wells of the arepas machine with vegetable oil
7
Place patties into wells of maker, close lid, and let cook through one cooking cycle of machine, about 5 minutes
8
For a crisper crust, flip arepas, using a wooden spoon or spatula, and repeat cooking cycle for 5 more minutes
9
Patties will be crusty and browned on both sides and the insides will be cooked all the way through