vegan

masa for tamales

tamale masa

Homemade tamale masa dough is easy to make. Check out this recipe without lard that's vegan too!

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• tamale masa dough is easy to make. • you can make it without lard. • this recipe happens to be vegan. • it's easy to prep for homemade tamales.

what you need to know

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what you need

masa harina corn flour, vegetable broth, baking powder, salt, shortening

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Whip Shortening

Whip the shortening until airy. Then add some masa harina.

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Start Adding Flour

Whip until you have course crumbs.

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Start Adding Broth

Start incorporating broth into the flour mixture.

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Continute until all the broth and flour are used up.

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Do the masa float test then you're ready to use the masa!

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Tamales Recipes to Try

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