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Cachapa de budare · Cachapas venezolanas · Cachapa
Two thick, tender Venezuelan griddle cakes made from fresh corn batter with milk, egg, cornstarch and sugar, then folded around white cheese and butter.
The inspected recipe page identifies the budare-cooked cake as Venezuelan and describes it as a tender-corn pancake folded around cheese. The exact first attestation is not established here. It is distinct from cachapas de hoja: the same page says those are wrapped in dry corn husks and boiled or steamed.
Yield 2 large griddle cakes · Scaling: source batch only
The batter contains raw egg before cooking.
Hazard sourceDo not taste uncooked batter; wash hands, tools and surfaces before and after raw-egg contact, and cook the cakes through on both sides.
Control sourceDo not taste the uncooked batter. Use pasteurized cheese for the filling and serve the cooked cachapas hot. The recipe gives no measured griddle temperature or internal-temperature endpoint.
The inspected recipe identifies the budare-cooked version as Venezuelan; no narrower location is named.
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Laylita.com; Jani DíazMethod · Ingredients · Yield · Geography · Variant distinction
Cachapas venezolanasThe author identifies cachapa de budare as a Venezuelan tender-corn tortilla or pancake with cheese; the page distinguishes leaf-wrapped cachapas de hoja, which are boiled or steamed in corn husks.
This recipe yields two large cakes from 3 cups kernels from about six tender-corn cobs, milk, cornstarch, sugar, butter and egg; precooked corn flour may be added by spoonfuls if the batter is too loose.
The page blends wet ingredients before adding kernels gradually, spreads batter about 5 mm on an oiled griddle, cooks covered about 3 minutes until bubbles show, turns and cooks 3 minutes more, then fills and folds with white cheese and butter.
Recipe card lists 20 minutes prep, 5 minutes cook and 25 minutes total, while its detailed steps specify about 3 minutes on each side.
U.S. Food and Drug AdministrationSafety
What You Need to Know About Egg SafetyAvoid tasting raw egg-containing batter; wash hands, tools, equipment and surfaces before and after raw egg contact; cook egg dishes thoroughly.