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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  Latin American >> Mexican >> Mexican

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. To prepare the filling, place the pine nuts in a hot, dry skillet, toast over medium heat for 4 to 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until lightly browned; set aside. | 2. Place the butter, baking powder, salt, honey, and brown sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment. | 3. Cream on high speed until light and smooth, about 5 minutes. | 4. Add the masa harina and turn down the speed to low. | 5. Add the milk, canela, raisins, dried cherries, dried apricots, candied papaya, orange zest, and toasted pine nuts and mix until a firm dough forms. | 6. Work the dough by hand for about 1 minute, until the dough is thoroughly mixed. | 7. Divide into 8 equal pieces. | 8. Drain corn husks and shake dry. | 9. Tear 16 thin strips (about 1/8 inch wide) from 2 husks and set aside for tying the tamales. | 10. Lay out the remaining 8 corn husks. | 11. Take a portion of the dough, place in a corn husk and spread out evenly, leaving about 1-1/2 inches of exposed corn husk at each end and 3/4 inch at each side. | 12. Bring the sides of the corn husk together, folding the dough; tuck one side of the husk under the other and roll up the tamale so the dough is completely enclosed inside the husk. | 13. Twist each end and tie with the reserved strips of corn husk. | 14. Repeat for the remaining tamales. | 15. Steam the tamales for 30 to 35 minutes over lightly boiling water, adding more boiling water as needed. | 16. The tamales are done when they feel firm to the touch but are not hard and the dough comes away easily from the husk. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
pine nut	2	tablespoons		113.5688	2.2072	2.3102	11.5374
butter	3/4	cup	unsalted	1026.0	47.141999999999996	32.058	86.4
baking powder	1	teaspoon		2.438	1.2742	0.0	0.0
salt	1/2	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
honey	2	tablespoons		-	-	-	-
dark brown sugar	1	tablespoon		-	-	-	-
masa harina	1 1/4	1/4		517.275	109.1408	12.0555	5.2582
milk	1/2	cup		74.42	5.8316	3.843	3.9894
cinnamon	1	tablespoon	ground	-	-	-	-
raisin	2	tablespoons		62.2875	16.401	0.6992	0.0949
cherry	1/4	cup	dried	19.375	4.7197	0.3875	0.1162
apricot	1/4	cup		18.6	4.309	0.5425	0.1511
papaya	2	tablespoons	diced candied	7.7938	1.9611	0.0852	0.0471
orange zest	1	tablespoon	minced	-	-	-	-
corn husk	10			-	-	-	-

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.