Arepas. Traditional Colombian pancakes

 Arepa is a typical Colombian dish from the region Antioquia. Arepas should be served warm. That is Arepas  essential part of the Colombian daily diet. You can serve Arepas as a main course, appetizer or breakfast with any topping you like. 
For my recipe I have use gouts cheese but traditional should be served with white cheese from cow milk.  

Ingredients:

(4 AREPAS)

§  1 cup arepa flouer or  masa harina or cornmeal

§   1 cup warm water

§  1/3 cup gouts or mozzarella cheese, grated

§  4 tbsp butter

§  Pinch salt

Directions:

1.      Combine the flour, warm water, cheese, 1 tbsp butter and salt, mixing thoroughly. Let mixture stand for 10 minutes.

2.      Knead with your hands for about 3 minutes moistening your hands with water as you work.

3.      Form 4 small balls with the dough, flatten to ¼ inch.

4.      Add the 3tbsp butter to a non-stick 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.

Enjoy!