Arepas Recipe

Ingredients (8)

• 2 cups ( 348 g ) masarepa
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 2 teaspoons sugar , plus more to taste
• 2 tablespoons ( 28 g ) unsalted butter , at room temperature
• 2 cups ( 200 g ) freshly shredded part- skim mozzarella cheese , divided
• 1/4 cup (50g) whole milk
• 2 1/2 cups (590g) lukewarm water
• Nonstick cooking spray , for the skillet