Arepas
Created by Dee Ben on July 26, 2014
- Servings: 10
- Prep Time: 10m
- Cook Time: 30m
- Recipe #13368
Ingredients
- 2 3/4 cups masa harina
- 1/3 cup margarine
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 12 ounces cottage cheese
- 2 1/2 cups hot water
- 6 tablespoons butter
- 1 cup queso fresco
How to Make
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Step 1: Combine masa harina, margarine, salt, and cottage cheese with the hot water. Knead well after each addition until mixture resembles new play dough.
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Step 2: Pinch off golf sized balls; press between two ziploc bags into 1/4 inch thick circles.
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Step 3: Cook lightly on greased surface of griddle until lightly browned.
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Step 4: Serve with butter and queso fresco.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (154.5 g)
- Calories 298.7
- Total Fat - 18.5 g
- Saturated Fat - 7.8 g
- Cholesterol - 33.4 mg
- Sodium - 1024.9 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 25.5 g
- Dietary Fiber - 2 g
- Sugars - 1.7 g
- Protein - 9 g
- Calcium - 144.8 mg
- Iron - 2.4 mg
- Vitamin C - 0 mg
- Thiamin - 0.5 mg