A Simple Recipe For Baked Tamales Cooked In The Oven

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      USDA FoodData Central: "Corn Flour, Masa, Enriched, White"
    
      USDA FoodData Central: "Tamale With Meat"
    
      USDA FoodData Central: "Tamale, Plain, Meatless, No Sauce, Mexican Style"
    
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If you're going to bake tamales, wrap them in foil to prevent them from drying out.

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Baked Tamales Recipe
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Meatless Options

Wrap tamales in foil and bake them for 20 to 30 minutes in an oven heated to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.

Wrapping them in foil helps prevent them from drying out, but baked tamales made in the oven may not be as moist as steamed tamales.

      Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center: "Chicken Tamale Pie"
    
      USDA FoodData Central: "Corn Flour, Masa, Enriched, White"
    
      USDA FoodData Central: "Tamale With Meat"
    
      USDA FoodData Central: "Tamale, Plain, Meatless, No Sauce, Mexican Style"
    
      United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization: "Traditional Mexican Cuisine - Ancestral, Ongoing Community Culture, the Michoacán Paradigm"
    
      People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals: "Roasted Chili and Corn Tamales"
    
      U.S. National Library of Medicine: "Facts About Saturated Fats"