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Chocolate Tamal
Recipe courtesy Alex Garcia
Show:  Melting Pot
Episode:  Nuevo Latino--Tamale Party
1 cup milk
1 pound melted chocolate
1 pound butter
2 cups sugar
1 1/2 pounds corn flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
20 cornhusks

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Boil the milk and add the chocolate. Stir constantly until chocolate is completely melted. Add the butter and the sugar. Mix until smooth. Set aside to cool.
Mix in the corn flour and baking powder together in a bowl. Slowly add the hot liquid and mix by hand for 10 minutes. Grease 2 dozen muffin pans and line with corn husks. Fill with tamal mixture and bake for 20 minutes.

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Recipe Summary
Prep Time: 35 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Yield: 20 servings

 
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