By DelishGlobe

Salvadoran Stuffed Corn Tamales

Ingredients

4 servings

2 cupscorn masa harina

corn flour

1 ½ cupswater

warm, or chicken broth

½ cupvegetable shortening

or lard

1 tspbaking powder

½ tspsalt

1 cupred beans

cooked, mashed

½ cupqueso fresco

or grated hard cheese

1onion

small, finely diced

1clove garlic

minced

1 Tbspvegetable oil

½ tspcumin

salt

to taste

pepper

to taste

8banana leaves

cut into 10-inch squares, softened by passing over an open flame

Instructions