Arepas

Arepas

Ingredients:
cornmeal, degermed, unenriched, yellow
salt, table
cheese, cheddar
milk, fluid, 1% fat, without added vitamin a and vitamin d
butter, without salt
corn, sweet, white, raw
oil, corn, peanut, and olive

Directions:
Put the cornmeal in a food processor and grind until fine.
Put the cornmeal in a large bowl with the salt and cheese.
In a small saucepan heat the milk over medium heat until it comes to a steady simmer.
Add the butter to the pan and stir until melted.
Take pan off the heat and add to the cornmeal mixture to form a thick batter.
Fold in the corn kernels.
Let the batter rest about 15 minutes to thicken into a soft dough.
Form 1 inch balls from the dough and flatten with the palm of your hand into 1/4 inch thick disks.
Heat the oil in a large skillet and cook the arepas until golden brown, about 5 minutes on the first side and 3 minutes on the other, working in batches until done.
Serve hot with butter.