Tuesday, 29 April 2008

• Tamale Pie

  I have been wanting to try making Tamales but I haven't gotten around to shopping at the Latin Market for banana leaves or corn husks yet.  The McCormick corn husks at walmart had black mold spots on them so I said pass on that.  So I used Masa Harina as a crust and made a Tamale Pie today.  It was good.  I think next time I will double the recipe.

  1/3 cup Masa Harina
  1/2 cup water

  Mix flour and water until a ball is formed, add more water a teaspoon at a time if necessary.  My flour is old so I may have had to use extra water because of that.  The bag said 1/4 cup would be sufficient.

  Top with:

  Refried beans

  Cheese

  Next time I will also layer:

  browned hamburger with Taco Seasoning

  and black olives

  I sprayed a square baking pan with cooking spray, pressed the masa harina dough into the bottom to form a thin crust.  Then I baked that at 350 for about 5 minutes.  I poured the beans over it, covered with cheese, and returned to the oven for 20 minutes.

  Good stuff.  :)

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