cinnamon sugar tamales
Very easy to make. Tamales are not just for dinner but great as a desert.
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yield
Makes 4 dozen tamales
Ingredients
- 6 cups basic fresh masa
- 2 cups sugar, or less to taste
- 2 tablespoons ground cinnamon
- 2 tablespoons vanilla extract
- 48 small died corn husks, soaked, washed and drained. plus more for ties
How To Make cinnamon sugar tamales
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Step 1Prepare the masa
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Step 2In a large bowl, combine the masa, sugar, cinnamon, and vanilla and mix well.
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Step 3To assemble the tamales, place 2 tablespoons of the masa mixture in the middle of a large corn husk. Fold the tamales using the fold-over method and tie around the middle. Repeat for the remaining tamales.
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Step 4Steam the tamales for 45 to 50 minutes. Top with a scoop of ice cream if you like.
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Step 5You can assemble them using a small ice cream scoop. It will make it faster to create uniform sized tamales. In some variations, you can substitute the sugar with brown sugar or honey to taste. combinations of white and brown sugar or white sugar and honey work well too.
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