Venezuelan Arepas de queso - Fritas with Cheese

Ingredients: 2 cups coarseley ground cornflour 1 egg yolk 3 cups water 1 teaspoon salt Grated strong cheese , cream cheese, ham, anything you want to fill them with Oil, for deep frying

Cooking Instructions: Mix the water and the egg yolk. In a large bowl mix the flour and the egg/water mixture. Mix and kneed the dough for about 5 minutes until it is compact. Cover with a damp cloth and set aside for 5 minutes. Meanwhile heat a deep fryer to 170C, or fill a frying pan with lots of oil and heat. Take a small ball of the dough, the size of an egg and mold into a flat circle, about 1 cm thick. Fry until golden brown, turning regularly. Turn out onto crumpled absorbent paper and leave to cool slightley. Split them open (Lilke a Pita Bread) and fill with cheese, ham, butter, honey or whatever you wish. Serve inmediatley, they dont keep and dont re-heat.

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