Can you use fresh corn mashed up instead of cornmeal for making tortillas?

Answer 1

OK- I am so not Mexican and not sure what the question is asking here, but I'll add my nonsense anyway! "Tamale" is minced meat and masa traditionally rolled in a corn husk. However, if a native family lived where corn husks were not available I am sure there is a geographic equivalent in every culture. Perhaps "masa" was made of rice or oat if that was the dominate staple and the food was rolled in wheat husks, palm leaves, bananas and so on. So unless you are after a traditional (again would depend on where you live but for me being in the vineyards of the San Joaquin Valley is minced meat, chili, masa, and dried corn husk) tamale, go buy dried husks at less than $2.00/24. Otherwise, join me and start getting creative. My most requested tamale to date is a shredded pork and jalapeno jelly wrapped in masa that I add mild green chili juice to and then instead of a dried husk, I stuff it into a plantain banana peel that I braised with brown sugar and Pineapple Juice. Kids like my desert tamale with coconut, Chocolate Chips and tapioca/banana masa substitute which i wrap in a waffle cone before steaming. I know nothing but "green" tamales I think are called "uchepos" but that word could mean "dumb white girl that didn't dry her corn husks" for all I know of Spanish! My hint of common sense is telling me that the only hesitation in using green husks is that due to the high moisture level it seams like mildew or mold of the husks would be a risk if you weren't serving them fresh. Ever notice how fresh corn gets black mold dots if it stays too damp? The dried husk provides a mini oven to get the dough to cook without being too mushy and the "dry" factor both draws moisture from your masa so it bakes and then collects the moisture so you can actually swallow the masa; dry tamales are mean! Foil works great and although I am white, my chicas and I have often made a dozen husked and wrapped tamales to place on the top of a gift bag and the put like the other 2 dozen foil wrapped with like Xmas foils underneath. Even the most authentic grandmother of the camps is appreciative of the gift as she knows how long it takes to make them and the combo of the original and then the modernized version is a great statement. After all, millions of women before me would have happily used foil but they used what hey had available, husks!

Answer 2

You buy the leaves in the store. Before you use them, you soak them in hot water for about half an hour to soften them. If you have corn growing on your property, you can take the leaves that are dry and wash them.

Answer 3

Yes, in fact you can. My buisness sells them. They are creped ivory colored squares of non stick paper.

Answer 4

Yes, you can use the nohusktamalemaker to make tamales in your oven without using any husks at all! amazing product...just Google it

Answer 5

yes you can eat a corn husk its quite healthy for you.

Answer 6

I am pretty sure