Easiest Tamales Ever

Name: Easiest Tamales Ever
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 cup Maseca; 2 cup Water; 2/3 cup Margarine; 1/2 packages Taco seasoning; 4 tbsp Chicken seasoning; 1/2 tsp Baking Powder; 2 Potatoes; 1 cup Shredded Cheese; 1 can Sliced Olives; 2 slice Onion; 1 Taco sauce

gremlynwulf @cook_3347928

Newcomerstown, Ohio

I love mexican food but tamales can be so time consuming! So I did what I could and cut down the time, and also just made it easier in general. Still time consuming but not as much. Im not a huge meat eater but you can eliminate my filling for a meat filling if you have your own recipe. You can also use corn husks if you want more presentation and more work lol.

gremlynwulf @cook_3347928

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Ingredients

2 cupMaseca
2 cupWater
2/3 cupMargarine
1/2 packagesTaco seasoning
4 tbspChicken seasoning
1/2 tspBaking Powder
Filling
2Potatoes
1 cupShredded Cheese
1 canSliced Olives
2 sliceOnion
1Taco sauce

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Steps

1

Mix together dough ingredients. You may have to add a tad bit more masa, you want it to be just stiff enough not much sticks to your finger if you touch it.
2

Set aside dough. Slice potatoes into long strips, and slice onion. Separate rings. Its easiest if you have all your filling in easily accessible dishes for quickness.
3

Spoon some dough onto a strip of foil and flatten.
4

Add raw potato slices, olives, onion, cheese and taco sauce.
5

Fold foil in half, and press edge to seal.
6

Roll and fold ends.
7

Steam for one hour. Remove tamales and let drain. Let them sit for about fifteen min to completely set, then try not to get fluffy from eating too many :)