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Cachapa (venezuelan Corn Pancakes)

Traditional dish with creamed corn, pancake mix, flour.

Ingredients

  • 1 can creamed corn
  • ¾ cup pancake mix
  • ¼ cup flour
  • 1 egg
  • 2 tablespoons butter

Steps

  1. Blend all the ingredients together in a blender.
  2. The mix should become thick and heavy.
  3. If not, add more corn.
  4. Shape the mix into small pancakes approximately ½ inch (1.5 cm) thick and about 5 inches (13 cm) in diameter.
  5. Let them cook on medium heat for about 1 minute on each side, or until small bubbles form on the top.
  6. Cachapas should be served hot and may be accompanied with cheese (feta cheese is one option, Mexican white cheese Cotija, Venezuelan or Colombian Queso Blanco, Queso de Mano or Queso Guayanes where available).

Adapted from “Cachapa (Venezuelan Corn Pancakes)”, Wikibooks Cookbook, CC BY-SA 4.0. This adaptation is shared under the same licence.

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