Mama's in the Kitchen Cooking and Baking

How to video; how to make tamales. Don't forget to subscribe to my YouTube. Here's the video link. https://youtu.be/MtJhlFJjtzU Masa for tamales  1 bag 4.4 lbs of masa harina 4 cups lard melted Warm 1 gallon or 16 cups of broth or water 1/4 of each Knorr Tomate Salt Ground Cumin Ground Garlic no salt Baking powder Chile powder Mix all dry ingredients first then add the liquids mix well, refrigerate unused masa First: Soak cornhusks Place the dried cornhusks in a pan, bucket, dish or sink and cover with hot water, allowing husks to soak until soft and pliable husk, Softening cornhusks can take up to 30 minutes. Make the masa (dough) by hand or an electric mixer, mix all ingredients in one bowl, mix well, the dough should resemble a thick, yet creamy that is easy to spread. Fill the tamales with the meat of your choice,  I prefer pork, beans, chicken,  or turkey,  but the possibilities are endless. Now remove husks from th...

Sweet Cornbread 1⁄2 cup cornmeal 1 1⁄2 cups flour 2⁄3 cup sugar 1 tablespoon baking powder 1⁄2 teaspoon salt 1⁄3 cup oil 3 tablespoons melted butter 1 tablespoon honey 2 eggs, beaten 1 cups milk 1/4 chicken broth /stock Preheat oven to 350º. Spray baking pan with non-stick baking spray. In a bowl, combine all dry ingredients then add the wet ingredients, makes 3 mini loaves, or 1 large loaf, or 1 / 8-inch square. Depending on the oven and also depends if you use metal or glass to bake the cornbread, it will take anywhere from 18 minutes to 40 minutes. Just check at 18 minutes with a toothpick it should come out clean. I did the mini loaves that took  22 minutes Enjoy A little taste of South Texas Comfort Food from yours truly ♡Mama in The Kitchen♡ ☆✿░S░H░A░R░E░✿☆            ♡░T░O░♡         ☆✿░S░A░V░E░✿☆ ☆♡*•Pass it on•*♡☆ ☆♡Thanks for sharing♡☆ Pleas...

Best Banana Pudding  1 (12 oz) homemade whipped cream or a container frozen whipped topping 1 (14 oz) can sweetened condensed milk 1 (8 oz) cream cheese, softened 2 cups milk 1 sm. Box instant French vanilla pudding mix 1 sm. Box banana pudding mix 6 to 8 bananas, sliced 2 bags chessmen cookies plain original Line the bottom of a dish with 1 bag of cookies and lay one layer of bananas on top the smaller the dish the taller the pudding will be or put them in mini individual  disposable cups no dirty dishes. In a bowl, using a hand mixer combine the cream cheese and condensed milk together and mix until smooth, then add milk and pudding mix and blend well, then fold in whipped topping into the mixture. Let it set for 10 minutes in the refrigerator. Spoon  mixture over the cookies and bananas and repeat 1 layer cookies and one layer bananas pudding and so on, Refrigerate until ready to serve. Enjoy A little taste of South Texas Comfort Food from your...

Mexican Style Beef Stew                 2/15oz. Can corn using the corn juice too when adding corn 2 Anaheim chiles roasted           2 jalapeno peppers roasted       1 green bell pepper roasted 1 1/2 tbsp. garlic powder 1 tbsp. Cumin 1 whole medium tomato  roasted 1/4 cup tomato sauce         2 1/2 pounds stew meat cut to bite size 4 medium potatoes cubed                                     1 tbsp. Knorr de res once you add it mix well taste, if needed add more 1/2 diced onion                     2 tablespoons flour 1 1/2 cups Salsa                                     1 1/2 c. water Oil for searing beef 2 tbsp for the Salsa Ro...

Three recipes one dish 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts 2 c. mushrooms sliced 1/2 onion sliced 2 tbsp. flour 3 tbsp. oil 2 tbsp. Butter 2 tbsp. thyme dry 3 cloves garlic, minced Spinkle of black pepper Chicken broth as needed Directions Slice chicken breasts to an even thickness. Sprinkle thyme, salt, and pepper both sides of chicken. In a pan add 2tbsp. oil heat medium high add cut up chicken cook for turning the breasts over and over  reduce heat to low cover the pan with a tight lid. Cook for 10 minutes, after 10 minutes remove the pan from the heat, still covered, and allow to sit for 10 additional minutes, remove chicken from the pan and set aside, add the remaining oil, the mushrooms and onions to the pan and increase heat to medium high cook mushrooms and onions until onions are translucent before adding flour add the garlic cook for a minute then add butter melt it and add flour allow to cook for about 2 minutes, add cooked chicken, thyme, salt, ...

Birthday Cake Truffles 1 box of yellow cake mix, any brand bake according to instructions 1 canister of cream cheese flavor frosting you will only be using 1/4 of the frosting sprinkles of your choice optional Chocolate bark candy coating chocolate white or regular chocolate, if you want different colors buy wilton chocolate. Prepare the cake according to package instructions. Let cool completely before moving on to the next step. Using a fork or your hands, break the cake into fine crumbs into a large bowl, add cream cheese frosting and knead gently with your hands until frosting is fully incorporated. Roll into 18 cake balls (about 2 heaping leveled  tablespoon per ball) roll and place on a wax paper-lined baking sheet. Place in the fridge to chill for 15 minutes. Meanwhile prepare the chocolate. Heat chocolate in a heatproof bowl until completely melted, add 1to2 tsp. Crisco, if using, and stir to combine. Remove cake balls form the fridge and place one ball ...

Turkey Dumpling 2 tsp. Oil 3 Tbsp. butter 2 tbsp. Knorr Pollo 2 tbsp. garlic diced very small 1 pack sliced carrots frozen 4 celery sticks sliced in 3 length wise and then slice to cubes 2 Tbsp. all purpose flour 5 1/2 c. chicken stock 1 tsp. sage 1 tsp. Dry thyme 1 tsp. pepper 2 bay leaves make sure to pull out before serving your dumpling soup 2 lbs. cooked turkey, or chicken cubed 1 sm. Bag frozen corn 16 oz heavy cream 1/2 onion diced 2 tbsp. Cornstarch For Dumplings with a whisk mix dry ingredients well then add butter mix the added milk combine with hand dump it over hour dry counter knead until combined then roll out to about a 1/4 inch and cut out into small to medium size. Drop into soup later let them sit and rest while you do the soup. 1 cup all purpose flour 3 tps baking powder 1 tsp sugar 1/2 tsp salt 1 Tbsp. butter 1/2 cup skim milk Make the Dumplings first and set aside for later. Pour oil and Melt the butter over medium heat in a la...