PUMPKIN-POBLANO TAMALES

Pumpkin-Poblano Tamales image

Got a big crowd coming to your house? Wow them with these cheesy, gloriously creamy tamales made with pumpkin and spiced with roasted poblano chiles.

Provided by My Food and Family

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Time 2h

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

1 cup hot water
1 chicken bouillon cube
1/2 cup lard
1 can (15 oz.) pumpkin
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
2 cups masa harina
1 pkg. (16 oz.) banana leaves, cut into 8-inch pieces
4 roasted poblano chiles, peeled, deveined and cut into strips
1 pkg. (8 oz.) KRAFT Shredded Low-Moisture Part-Skim Mozzarella Cheese
1 cup sour cream

Steps:

Add hot water to bouillon cube in small bowl; let stand until dissolved. Use wooden spoon to mix lard, pumpkin, baking powder and cinnamon in large bowl until blended. Add masa harina and chicken broth; stir until mixture forms soft dough.
Spread 1/4 cup masa dough into 4-inch square down center of each of 16 banana leaves, leaving about 2 inches at top of leaf. Top each with about 2 Tbsp. each chiles and cheese. Fold over sides and both ends of each leaf to completely enclose filling. Tie closed with strips cut from some of the remaining banana leaves.
Pour 3 cups water into tamalera. Use enough of the remaining banana leaves to line bottom and side of tamalera. Add tamales, overlapping as necessary to fit; cover with remaining leaves. Steam 1 hour or until tamales are done, adding water to tamalera if needed. (Tamales are cooked when they pull away from leaves.) Cool slightly. Serve with sour cream.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 0 g, Fat 13 g, SaturatedFat 6 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 25 mg, Sodium 220 mg, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 3 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 6 g