Arepas de queso fritas 

2  cups coarseley ground cornflour  
1  egg yolk  
3  cups water  
1  teaspoon salt  
 grated strong cheese, cream cheese,ham,anything you want to fill them with  
 oil (for deep frying)  

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25 minutes 15 mins prep 

Mix the water and the egg yolk. 
In a large bowl mix the flour and the egg/water mixture. 
Mix and kneed the dough for about 5 minutes until it is compact. 
Cover with a damp cloth and set aside for 5 minutes. 
Meanwhile heat a deep fryer to 170º C, or fill a frying pan with lots of oil and heat. 
Take a small ball of the dough, the size of an egg and mold into a flat circle, about 1 cm thick. 
Fry until golden brown, turning regularly. 
Turn out onto crumpled absorbent paper and leave to cool slightley. 
Split them open (Lilke a Pita Bread) and fill with cheese, ham, butter, honey or 
whatever you wish (If there is too much"fluff" inside you can remove it with a spoon, 
leaving only the outer shell). 
Serve inmediatley, they dont keep and dont re-heat. 

If you can try to use this special flour called "Harina PAN", made in venezuela 
and the canary islands the better they will turn out . It's easy to find in 
any large chain supermarket, you can even buy it online. Your arepas will taste even better!