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bolitas (sweet christmas tamales)
Bolitas (Sweet Christmas Tamales) 2 pounds hojas (corn husks) 2 pounds masa 1/2 cup solid vegetable shortening 1 cup granulated sugar 1/4 cup warm water, as needed 2 tablespoons ci...
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Ingredients8 items
Ingredients
- 2poundhojas (corn husks)
- 2poundmasa
- 1/2cupsolid vegetable shortening
- 1cupgranulated sugar
- 1/4cupwarm water, as needed
- 2tablespooncinnamon
- 1cupdry raisins
- 4teaspoonaniseed
Directions
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Bolitas (Sweet Christmas Tamales) 2 pounds hojas (corn husks) 2 pounds masa 1/2 cup solid vegetable shortening 1 cup granulated sugar 1/4 cu
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Stand in a pan to let them drain
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Mix masa with shortening, then add sugar, kneading and adding a little warm water at a time to make a smooth dough
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Then add cinnamon, raisins and aniseed, blending into dough
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Lay softened husks on a large table
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Put 4 tablespoons of mixture on bottom half of each husk
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Fold as for regular tamales
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Stand assembled tamales in a small roaster pan half filled with water