Sweet corn arepa pancakes

Pancakes American cuisine

Trolling supermarkets in Far Rockaway when I worked there, always afforded me low prices and amazing Central and South American food finds. One of them were arepas (unleavened bread made of corn and usually farmers cheese of Columbian/Venezuelan extraction that can be baked, fried, or grilled) that I always bought "de choclo"...or stuffed with cheese. I think of them as a grilled cheese corncake because the cheese runs completely through them. They were sweet and savory at the same time and I would often eat them combined with grilled shrimp or with a berry compote. Traditionally, aprepas are made with arepa flour but all I had was cornmeal. I ended up with a slightly more sweet but pleasantly crunchy corn cake infused with whole and pureed fresh corn, bright orange flavor, and fluffy farmers cheese. They would be equally delicious for breakfast or "brinner"...breakfast for dinner, hot or cold. - testkitchenette