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Now. lookin to make tamales. need help

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  • 22-10-2009 6:56pm
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    xavierg
    Registered Users Posts: 47 ✭


    Now heres a hard one. i am lookin to make tamales or in other words have the wife to learn and make tamales. They are a mexican speciality that me an my family use to do every christmas. now i want to start it with mine. now my main problem is gettin or actually making the dough. It is called masa or corn dough. where am i to get this and where do i start? and the corn husks. which shouldnt be a problem. any help will be appreciated.


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    mildews
    Registered Users Posts: 213 ✭✭mildews


    http://www.cooks.com/rec/search?q=tamales

    Any help?


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    Honey-ec
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,844 ✭✭✭Honey-ec


    You need masa harina, which is corn as opposed to wheat flour. The only place I've been able to source it is from Dona Theresa (I'm aware there should be a cedilla on the "n" there!), who runs the Mexican food stall at the Temple Bar Saturday food market. She's a ledge.


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    xavierg
    Registered Users Posts: 47 ✭xavierg


    i will look into this thanks for the help i hope she does have and more of other products i so miss real proper mexican food gotta bring the culture here in some way !!:D:D:D:D


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