Name: Tricolor Sweet Tamale
Prep time: 60 min
Cook time: 35 min
Yield: 9
Cuisine: Mexicana
Ingredients: 3/4 cups vegetable shortening, for the dough; 1/2 cups butter, in cubes, for the dough; 1/2 cups granulated sugar, for the dough; 1 tablespoon baking powder, for the dough; 3 cups corn masa flour, nixtamalized for tortillas, for the dough; milk, for the dough; 1 tablespoon lime zest, for the green color; 1 teaspoon food coloring, green, for the green color; 1 tablespoon vanilla essence, for the red color; 1 teaspoon food coloring, red, for the red color; corn husk, for the tamale; water, warm, for the tamale leaves; 1/2 cups dulce de leche, for the filling; 1/2 cups pecans, chopped, for the filling

Preparation

25 mins

35 mins

Medium

Place the vegetable shortening along with the butter in a large bowl and soften with a hand mixer until you achieve a spreadable consistency; add the sugar and mix well. Add the baking powder, the nixtamalized flour for tortillas, and gradually incorporate the milk (approximately 1 cup), continue mixing; the consistency of the dough should be moist and workable.