Tamal De Maicena

Name: Tamal De Maicena
Prep time: 17 min
Cook time: 1 h 20 min
Total time: 1 h 37 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Costa Rica
Ingredients: 4 cups milk; 1 butter; 2 ½ cups sugar; 2 tsp vanilla; 2 cups cornstarch; 2 eggs

A Costa Rica dessert. Ready in about 1 hour 37 minutes. Difficulty: medium.

17 minPrep (about)
1 hr 20 minCook (about)
1 hr 37 minTotal time
4Servings
MediumDifficulty

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Ingredients

How many people?

− 4 people +

Recipe makes 4

4 cups milk
1 butter
2 ½ cups sugar
2 cups cornstarch
2 eggs

Spices & seasonings (1): vanilla

2 tsp vanilla

How to make it

Steps in our own plain words.

Heat the oven at 350F.
Add the milk, butter, sugar, and vanilla in a non-stick medium pot.
Bring to a boil.
Turn the heat down to low.
Add the eggs and the cornstarch in a large bowl.
Mix well.
Slowly add 1 cup of the milk mix, mixing the whole time to temper the eggs.
Keep adding more milk till the mix is soft and has no lumps.
Add the mixture to the pot SLOWLY.
Mix the whole time using a wooden spoon.
Keep cooking and mixing for some more min till the mix gets thick, you will know when it's ready when passing spoon at the bottom of your pot creates a line that separates the mix.
Take it off the heat.
Pour in the pyrex (no need to grease it.
Cover with foil.
Cook for about 50 min.
Remove your foil after 30 min of cooking to let top to get a light brown color.
Let it cool completely before serving.