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Tamale Dough
Recipes
Tamale Dough
24 servings
40 minutes total

Ingredients

  • 1 cup lard (or vegetable shortening)
  • 3 cups corn masa flour
  • 2 teaspoons kosher salt
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 ½ cups water (or chicken stock)
  • Plastic wrap

Steps

    1. Set lard out to come to room temperature. Place masa flour, salt, and baking powder in bowl of stand mixer; mix with paddle attachment until combined. Add lard and beat 3 minutes until blended.
    2. Add water slowly and beat 2 more minutes until dough resembles creamy peanut butter, stopping mixer every 45–60 seconds to scrape down sides of bowl.
    3. Remove dough from bowl; wrap in plastic wrap and let stand 30 minutes at room temperature. (Makes about 6 cups dough.)

Amount per 1⁄24 recipe serving: Calories 130, Total Fat 9g, Sat Fat 3.5g, Trans Fat 0g, Chol 10mg, Sodium 140mg, Total Carb 11g, Fiber 1g, Total Sugar 0g, (Incl. 0g Added Sugars), Protein 1g, Vitamin D 0%, Calc 2%, Iron 0%, Potassium 0%