We would normally make between 18 and 20 dozen [tamales ... How To Tell When The Masa Is Ready When he makes tamales using his mom's recipe, Martinez relies on his father's "slap test" to ...

You’ll know the masa is ready when a small amount dropped ... Leave a good inch of leaf empty to fold the tamales. Pack your steamer well, and make sure there is enough water for the cooking ...

Simmering meats, seasoned stuffing, and homemade corn masa — tamales ... the packaging until you are ready to soak them for cooking. For even better tamales, make sure to clean the corn husks ...