Author
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Recipe
| Measurements | Ingredients |
|---|---|
| 1 lb | Dry Whole Kernel Corn |
| Water | |
| 1 Tbsp | Lime (Calcium Hydroxide, for nixtamalization) |
Instructions
- Put to soak overnight one pound of dry whole-kernel corn which has been well washed.
- In the morning, put in a deep kettle & cover with water to which has been added 1 Tbsp of lime.
- Put over a slow fire & let simmer until the husks of the corn rub off between the fingers.
- Put the corn into cold water & wash well.
- Take out & put through a meat grinder.
- Grind over & over until corn comes out like a thick paste.
- Put the corn dough into a pan & knead well.
- Now pinch off a piece of dough as large as a lime & pat it in the palm of the hand until it is as thin as a piece of paper.
- Bake on top of stove on a cookie pan by cooking on one side & then on the other.
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