Tamales de Elote

Overview

Tamales de elote can be eaten as a dessert. They are made of ground corn and cinnamon. They are wrapped in corn leaves and are often enjoyed with "atol de elote". Atol and tamales de elote are usually made after harvesting the corn in a big party called 'atolada'. You must try this if you go to El Salvador.

Recipe

Making tamales de elote is a fairly easy task. Below are the instructions on how to make them.

	1.- Obtain corn that's young and recently harvested. Clean it by removing the leaves.
		2.- Using a knife, cut the grains off the corn ears. Grind the grains.
	3.- Mix the ground grains with margerine until you have a paste with the similar consistency than cottage cheese. Add some sugar (your preference) and a little bit of salt.
		4.- Using a cloth sieve the mixture from 3 to another container. You might need to add some more water if the mixture is too thick.
	5.- Use the corn leaves to make wraps and stuff them with the paste from step 4.
		6.- Put all the stuffed tamales in a pot with water (make sure the water level is about an inch from the bottom) and bring to a boil. Serve and enjoy.