Hawaiian Tamales
- 7 cups prepared tamale dough (enough to make 52 tamales)
- 1 to 2 Tbsp. KOOL-AID Cherry Flavor Sugar-Sweetened Drink Mix
- 52 corn husks
- 3 cups chopped fresh or canned pineapple, drained
- 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
- Soak 52 corn husks in hot water for 30 minutes or overnight in warm water.
- Prepare your favorite tamale dough recipe, adding the drink mix to the dough with the flour.
- Assemble tamales by spreading 2 Tbsp.
- of the masa mixture (tamale dough) into a 3x2-in.
- rectangle down the center of each corn husk, leaving about 2 in.
- bare at the top of the husk.
- Spoon 1 Tbsp.
- of the pineapple and 1 tsp.
- of the brown sugar down the center of the masa mixture; fold over the sides of the husk and both ends to completely enclose the filling.
- Steam in a tamalera for about 1 hour, adding water when needed.
- (Tamales are cooked when they pull away from the corn husks.)
- Cool slightly.
- Serve topped with thawed COOL WHIP Whipped Topping just before serving, if desired.
tamale, sugar, corn husks, pineapple, brown sugar
Taken from www.kraftrecipes.com/recipes/hawaiian-tamales-62909.aspx (may not work)