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

Salt

1 tsp

White Sugar

Directions:

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