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My review
Cream Cheese Arepas
Chef John
"Using milk instead of water in the arepas will make them a little richer, a little denser, and, that's right - delicious! Split and serve with a pat of butter and a drizzle of honey, or make a breakfast sandwich with a drizzle of maple syrup, a slice of cheese and cooked ham, and a fried egg."
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Ingredients
25 m servings 173 calsOriginal recipe yields 4 servings (4 arepas)
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Directions
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- Mix milk, cream cheese, and salt in a mixing bowl; whisk together until smooth and foamy. Add sugar and arepas flour to milk mixture; mix with a spatula until dough is soft, thick, and workable, about 1 minute.
- Divide dough into 4 portions (for the 4 wells in the maker). Form each quarter into a ball and use wet hands to gently shape it into a thick patty about 1/2-inch thick. If you see little cracks on the outside, the dough may be a little too dry; add more milk.
- Heat arepas maker; lightly coat wells of the arepas machine with vegetable oil.
- Place patties into wells of maker, close lid, and let cook through one cooking cycle of machine, about 5 minutes. For a crisper crust, flip arepas, using a wooden spoon or spatula, and repeat cooking cycle for 5 more minutes. Patties will be crusty and browned on both sides and the insides will be cooked all the way through.
Footnotes
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- You can make arepas using a heavy skillet over medium heat; spray with cooking oil, place arepas into the hot skillet, and cook until bottoms are crusty and brown, about 5 minutes. Flip arepas and cook other side until browned, 3 to 5 more minutes.
Nutrition Facts
Per Serving: 173 calories; 6.9 g fat; 23.6 g carbohydrates; 4.4 g protein; 20 mg cholesterol; 352 mg sodium. Full nutrition
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1/7/2014
This recipe is delicious is just different from the classic colombian arepa. But its so tasty, that definitely worth to try...Only one thing use butter instead of vegetable oil...it really make ...
6/16/2013
This is good with vegan cream cheese! I actually used cornmeal instead of crn flour, and needed to increase the amount by 3/4 cup extra cornmeal. Wonderful taste! Thanks for the recipe! It r...
3/8/2014
Grandma told me to use warm water but i used warm milk, the cream cheese and I add mozzarella cheese flaked or shredded, made the arepas1/2 inch thick, and place in a frying pan at medium turni...
1/7/2018
I'm used to the arepas from following the recipe on the back of the P.A.N. bag. Just flour, water, salt. These had a nice flavor but the texture was just too dense.
5/3/2017
Absolutely delicious! I used low fat cream cheese, and had to add p.a.n. flour to get the right consistency (about half a cup). They came out a little dense, but soooooo good!