Tamale Boats Recipe
Did you know Tamales are always best made at home? Here's a simple and quick to make recipe for Tamale Boats. Do try it and enjoy the taste!
Ingredients
Boats:
11/2 cups floor, measured after sifting
1/2 cup corn meal
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon chili powder
1/3 cup shortening
1/8 cup water
Directions
Sift together the dry ingredients.
With a pastry blender or two knives, cut in the shortening until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
Add water, mixing lightly only until dampened.
Roll out on a lightly floured board to form a rectangle about 12x18.
Cut in half lengthwise.
Place .a rectangle of dough over the inside'of a corn stick pan shaping each section to form a boat.
Cut almost through the dough between each corn stick mold.
Bake in a hot oven (425°F.) 10 to 12 minutes or until pastry is lightly browned.
Separate the boats by cutting the rest of the way through the pastry between each corn stick mold.
Arrange the boats on a platter and fill with meat mixture.
With a pastry blender or two knives, cut in the shortening until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
Add water, mixing lightly only until dampened.
Roll out on a lightly floured board to form a rectangle about 12x18.
Cut in half lengthwise.
Place .a rectangle of dough over the inside'of a corn stick pan shaping each section to form a boat.
Cut almost through the dough between each corn stick mold.
Bake in a hot oven (425°F.) 10 to 12 minutes or until pastry is lightly browned.
Separate the boats by cutting the rest of the way through the pastry between each corn stick mold.
Arrange the boats on a platter and fill with meat mixture.
