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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  Latin American >> Mexican >> Mexican

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Prepare Custard Filling: | 2. Note: Reserve a small amount of minced peppers for garnish. | 3. Preheat oven to 350°F Cut heads of garlic in half horizontally and place cut side up in a roasting pan. Drizzle 1 teaspoon olive oil over each half. Sprinkle pan with 2 to 3 tablespoons water, cover tightly with foil, and bake for 30 to 40 minutes. | 4. Uncover and continue baking until garlic is golden brown, 5 to 7 minutes more. Remove from pan and let cool. Squeeze softened garlic from husks and purée in a blender with a small amount of olive oil. | 5. In a mixing bowl, whisk egg yolks and set aside. In a heavy-bottomed saucepan, bring cream, bell peppers, and puréed garlic to a simmer and cook for 15 minutes. Gradually add cream mixture to egg yolks, stirring continuously with a spoon. Season with salt and pepper. | 6. Make the Masa Tart Shells: | 7. Note: You will need a muffin tin with cups measuring 1 1/2 inches in diameter to make bite-size tarts. | 8. Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Using an electric mixer, combine masa and shortening. | 9. Add salt and powdered chile and mix again. Add chicken stock in 3 batches, mixing well with a spoon after each addition. Dough should be a thick paste; add more masa if too thin. | 10. Using your fingers or a small spoon, press dough 1/8 inch thick into each cup of muffin tin. | 11. Assemble Tarts: | 12. Ladle custard to just under rim. Bake in a water bath for 1 hour and 10 minutes. | 13. Remove muffin tin from oven, loosen tarts with a knife, and remove from tin. Sprinkle with cotija cheese and garnish with minced peppers. | 14. Tarts can be cooked up to 2 days ahead and refrigerated. Reheat at 350°F for about 10 minutes. Makes 24 tarts. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
masa harina flour	3/4			-	-	-	-
shortening	1/3	cup		604.0667	0.0	0.0	68.3333
sea salt	1	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
chili powder	1	teaspoon		7.614	1.3419	0.3634	0.3856
ancho chili				-	-	-	-
chicken broth	1/4	cup		19.53	0.4725	2.7846	0.6552
cotija cheese	1/4	cup	crumbled	109.8	1.1909999999999998	6.0	9.0
garlic	3	heads	pureed	-	-	-	-
olive oil				-	-	-	-
egg yolk	3			164.22	1.8309	8.0886	13.5354
heavy cream	1 1/2	cups		612.0	4.9319999999999995	5.112	64.944
red bell pepper	1/3	cup	minced	15.3967	2.9949	0.4917	0.149
yellow bell pepper	1/3	cup	minced	-	-	-	-
orange bell pepper	1/3	cup	minced	-	-	-	-
salt black pepper			ground	-	-	-	-

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