Chevy's Sweet Corn Tamalitos
I always called these "corn balls" and they were a delight to get in many of the meals at Chevy's.
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Ingredients:
| 5 tablespoons | butter, softened |
| 1/4 cup | masa harina flour |
| 1/3 cup | sugar |
| 2 cups | corn kernels (fresh or frozen, thawed) |
| 1/2 cup | cornmeal |
| 1/2 cup | water |
| 1 teaspoon | baking powder |
| 1/2 teaspoon | salt |
| 2 tablespoons | milk |
| 1 teaspoon | milk |
Directions:
1 In a small bowl, mix the margarine, masa and sugar with mixer until light and fluffy, about 1 minute.
2 Blend 1 cup of the corn kernels with the water in a blender until smooth.
3 Combine with butter mixture, stirring well.
4 Add the remaining corn, cornmeal, baking powder, salt and milk.
5 Preheat oven to 350°.
6 Pour the mixture into a greased 8-inch baking dish.
7 Tightly cover with aluminum foil. In a 9x13 baking dish; place the 8-in dish of tamalitos inside the 9x13 dish.
8 Carefully pour about 1" of water in the 9x13 dish, surrounding the 8-inch dish.
9 Bake for 1 hour.
10 Check until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
11 Use an ice cream scoop to serve as "balls".
Source: food.com
