Sweet Cream Cheese Tamales

Name: Sweet Cream Cheese Tamales
Total time: 3600 s
Yield: Makes 18 or 19 servings
Ingredients: 4 cups masa harina for tamales (about 500 grams); 1 cup lard or vegetable shortening (about 250 grams); 1 1/2 tablespoons baking powder; 1 tablespoon salt; 1 tablespoon vanilla extract; 1 cup sugar; 1 cup milk (about 240 ml); 6.7 oz cream cheese (about 190 grams); 1 can sweetened condensed milk; Raisins, to taste; 19 corn husks for tamales; as needed Red food coloring,

Javian @javian

Nezahualcóyotl

Gourmet tamales

Javian @javian

Nezahualcóyotl

Gourmet tamales

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Ingredients

1 hour

Makes 18 or 19 servings

4 cupsmasa harina for tamales (about 500 grams)
1 cuplard or vegetable shortening (about 250 grams)
1 1/2 tablespoonsbaking powder
1 tablespoonsalt
1 tablespoonvanilla extract
1 cupsugar
1 cupmilk (about 240 ml)
6.7 ozcream cheese (about 190 grams)
1 cansweetened condensed milk
Raisins, to taste
19corn husks for tamales
as neededRed food coloring,

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Steps

1 hour

1

Cream the lard or shortening with the cream cheese for a few minutes. Add the sweetened condensed milk and continue beating.
2

Add the baking powder, sugar, and salt. Beat until the mixture is light and airy.
3

Add the vanilla extract and red food coloring.
4

Warm the milk in the microwave.
5

Add the masa harina and milk in three parts, alternating between them. Continue beating.
6

Mix in the raisins and beat for a couple more minutes.
7

Soak the corn husks in advance until they are pliable.
8

Spoon a generous amount of the mixture (about one large ladle or two heaping serving spoons) onto each husk and spread. Fold the husks tightly and set aside.
9

Place a rack with hot water in a multi-cooker. Lay a couple of husks on the bottom, arrange the tamales on top, and cover with more husks.
10

Close the lid securely, seal the steam valve, and set the multi-cooker to the steam function for 45 minutes.
11

When done, let the pressure release naturally for 10 minutes, then open the valve. The tamales are ready.