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Tamales Dulces (Sweet Tamales)
Description
Sweet tamales can end the perfect meal or get your day off to a lovely start. Regardless of the course, tamales dulces, as they are called in Spanish, are often served around celebrations with atole, a little cup of coffee, or hot punch.
Ingredients
- 1 cup dried hibiscus flowers
- 2 whole cardamom pods, lightly cracked open
- 2 whole cloves
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 cups water
- 2 1/2 cups (240 grams) masa harina
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1 cup coconut oil
- 1 vanilla bean pod, or 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 cup rice milk, or other plant-based milk
- 25 to 30 corn husks
Directions
- Gather the ingredients.
- In a medium saucepan, combine dried hibiscus petals, 2 cardamom pods, 2 cloves, 1 cinnamon stick, 1/2 teaspoon each of ginger and nutmeg, and 1 cup of sugar. Pour in water and bring to a boil over medium heat.
- Lower to a simmer and cook, uncovered, until the liquid reduces by a little more than half into a light syrup, about 35 minutes.
- Remove from heat. Allow to cool, about 15 minutes, then remove the cinnamon stick and cardamom pods.
- Add the syrup and hibiscus petals to a blender and blend into a smooth, thick consistency. Scrape into a smaller bowl and set aside.
