Easy tamales! Great tips for beginners.

Recipe:
6 cups boiling water or broth (Careful)
5 cups masa
4 tsp baking powder
2 tsp salt
1/2 cup lard or shortening
Mix dry ingredients together. Slowly mix into wet ingredients in parts. Spread into pans on waxed paper. Add filling to one pan. Flip the other layer on top. Chill covered overnight. Slice into bars and wrap in waxed paper (patty wax). Steam for 3 hours and serve hot.

For the filling, I use Badia Fajita and Badia Complete seasonings. I cooked my filling in a cast-iron pot.

Good luck and let me know how yours turn out!

[herlindamelendez]

Wow! Smart lady. I love your fresh take on the process. Thank you for sharing! ♥️

[midsummermadness]

Fun fact: hot tamales Are not owned by Mexicans.

[kmoody]

If it provides you with the desired outcome ... way to be original and finding a method that works for you.

[kittkatt]

Idk what this is...but it sure the hell isn't tamales. Good lort!

[beatorres]

This is truly amazing I love it thank u so kindly many blessings your way happy holidays Gbu and ur loved one's always 😉❤from El Paso Tx

[beatorres]

It's a tamale pie most caucasian do them li ki e that u all are so rude, geez que honda

[Sierraporvida]

PLEASE DON'T CALL THOSE TAMALES BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT! OMG....I TRULY DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT IS. YOU SHOULD CHANGE YOUR TITLE ALSO TO THIS AND THAT IS NOT MEXICAN FOOD! VERY MISLEADING.

[mariacoy]

Omg 😮 these are not Mexican tamales. I have no idea what these are, but please call them something else. Like masa bars. Your insulting the Mexican community. 😡