Indulge your senses with Arepitas Dulces
In Venezuela there are many regional specialties and arepitas dulces with anise and cheese is one of them. It is a delicious meal that is usually made for breakfast or dinner.
If you want to please your kids on a Sunday morning, nothing better than the recipe for Arepitas Dulces con anís filled with grated white cheese or fresh white cheese.
The sweet arepitas make an incredible breakfast, their golden color, their puffy and toasted shape and the flavor of the papelón with the anisette are out of this world. If you count the contrast of flavor with the white cheese, you have to try them.
Delicious and sweet arepas with anise and cheese, if you want to try something different in your snacks tonight… When I was a kid, I liked to eat arepitas. It was a traditional dessert in the streets of Barquisimeto, Venezuela. Arepitas are thinner and sweeter than bolillos and can be eaten in the morning, afternoon or evening with different types of fillings and toppings.
It gives you a Arepa con Queso?
What is an Arepita Dulce con anís?
In a few words, it is a delicacy that is enjoyed by children and adults. It is an arepa that is cooked fried and prepared with corn flour that is added to water and anise seeds. Its combination of flavors: anise, papelón and white cheese sweeten anyone.
They are usually eaten with grated white cheese, but also with fresh white cheese or any other filling.
| Main ingredient | Anise and papelón seeds |
| Cooking method | Frita |
| Main feature | Their flavor and that they puff up |
| Type | Sweets - Traditional |
| What to eat? | Grated or fresh white cheese |
Remember you can see the recipe for Arepa Cabimera
How to prepare Arepitas Dulces con anis?
Want to know how to make sweet arepitas? Making arepitas is easier than most people expect, they don't require much besides a good amount of skill and patience. Arepitas were invented in Venezuela by the natives as a way to preserve the abundant corn.
Right now you are probably thinking: "but what are arepas? The arepa is a corn flour patty made with ground corn flour (corn meal). It is something like a tortilla but better…
Let's give you the details of this easy recipe for Arepitas Dulces. It is a recipe from the GoloFood channel that you are going to love. We invite you to visit their youtube channel here.
Arepitas Dulces Venezolanas con anis y papelón
Ingredients
- 4 cups Water
- 200 gr Papelón or panela
- 3 cups Precooked corn flour
- 1/2 cda Salt
- 2 cda Anise Seeds
Instructions
- The first step is to place the water in a saucepan and place over medium heat. Add the grated papelón so that it dissolves faster.
- Wait a few minutes for the heat to dissolve the papelón, helping with a spoon and stirring slowly. Once the papelón is completely dissolved, remove from the heat and let stand.
- Once the water has rested, add the salt, the anise seeds and little by little the flour, mix to remove the lumps.
- Now we start kneading for about three minutes.
- When we obtain a consistent, soft and non-sticky dough, we start to make the arepitas. Form small balls and shape them into arepas with both hands, using circular movements and pressing to flatten.
- Place a pot over medium-high heat with plenty of oil to fry the sweet arepas.
- In a short time the arepitas will begin to puff up, turn them over to cook on the other side until they are golden brown.
- Remove the arepas and place them on absorbent paper to remove the excess oil and let them cool a little, not so much that they should be eaten hot.
- Open and spread with butter and fill with grated white cheese or fresh cheese as in this case. Enjoy and bon appetit.
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what are arepas?
Tips about Venezuelan Arepitas Dulces Venezolanas
- With what condiments are sweet arepitas made? with aniseed and to sweeten the papelón.
- With what aniseed are sweet arepitas made? with star anise seeds, also known as matalahúga or matalahúva.
- What do you eat homemade sweet arepas with? They are generally very good with grated white cheese, also with other types of cheese, especially if they are fresh.
- How to make these arepitas without aniseed? I have never seen a case of making them this way, I think they would lose all their essence.
- Can you make sweet arepitas without papelón? although it is an essential element in this recipe, you can substitute it with sugar if you do not have papelón or panela, although the final result will not be the same.
- How to make sweet arepas without wheat flour? this recipe does not use wheat flour.
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