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Pumpkin tamales

Course Snack
Cuisine Mexico
Keyword Pumpkin

Ingredients

  • 4 pounds fresh coarse-ground masa for tamales*
  • 2 tbsp baking powder
  • 2 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 125 g sugar
  • 125 g ground piloncillo unrefined brown sugar
  • 250 corn oil
  • 250 ml chicken broth
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • 2 pounds puréed candied pumpkin calabaza en tacha
  • 40 corn husks large

Instructions

  1. Soak the corn husks in water at least 2 hours.
  2. In a large mixing bowl, combine the ground masa, baking powder, cinnamon, sugar and piloncillo. Mix well. Add the corn oil and chicken broth, and continue mixing (the masa should be smooth). Add the candied pumpkin, but be careful not to overmix; you want to see chunks of the pumpkin in the masa.
  3. Drain the corn husks and pat dry.
  4. Scoop a 1/4- to 1/3-cup spoonful of masa mixture onto the corn husk and fold one side of the corn husk over mixture then fold the other side, overlapping, as if folding a letter. Fold the pointed side of the tamale up and turn over to keep it from coming undone.

  5. Arrange the tamales upright in a tamale steamer (tamalera ex. 24 Qt Tamale Steamer Vaporera Stock Pot Premium Aluminum Tamalera 6 Gallons) filled to the line with water, and heat over medium-high heat. Cover the top of tamales with a layer of remaining husks and a damp towel.

  6. Cover with lid and steam until the masa is set (test by pulling back the corn husk on a tamale; if the masa sticks to the husk, it still needs to steam), about 11/2 hours, adding additional water to the tamalera as needed.

Recipe Notes

* https://muybuenocookbook.com/tamal-dough-masa-para-tamales/
=> Tamal Dough (Masa para Tamales) + Video

Recipe idea by Myung J. Chun / by Noelle Carter / Los Angeles Times 31st October 2015

Photography from   https://www.latinofoodie.com/featured-blog-posts/pumpkin-tamal-recipe/  (another interesting recipe description)