World Flavors Cookbook

Tamalitos de Elote

Fresh corn tamales wrapped in corn husks — sweet, soft, and eaten for breakfast with a cup of hot chocolate.

Cuisine: Guatemala

Ingredients

• 6 ears fresh corn, kernels scraped
• 100g butter or lard
• 100g sugar
• 1/2 tsp salt
• Corn husks, soaked until pliable

Instructions

1. Blend corn kernels until smooth.
2. Beat butter with sugar until fluffy.
3. Mix in corn puree and salt.
4. Spread mixture on soaked corn husks.
5. Fold husks to enclose masa.
6. Tie with strips of husk.
7. Steam standing upright 40-45 minutes.