4 spiced sweet tamales Recipes

butter, at room temperature, brown sugar, ground cinnamon, garnet or jewel sweet potatoes, scrubbed and halved lengthwise, lard or additional butter, fat-skimmed chicken broth, dehydrated masa flour, baking powder, canned chipotle chiles, drained and minced, salt and fresh-ground pepper, dried corn husks, soaked (see notes )

dried corn husks, vegetable shortening, salt, masa harina, warm water, brown sugar, baking powder, ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg, vanilla, chopped pecans, brown sugar, divided, lengths of kitchen twine

olive oil, pork tenderloin, salt, new mexican spice rub , recipe follows, bourbon-ancho sauce , recipe follows, sweet potato tamale with pecan butter, recipe follows, ancho chile powder, light brown sugar, pasilla chile powder, chile de arbol, ground cinnamon, allspice, olive oil, red onion, finely chopped, bourbon, ancho chiles, soaked, seeded, stems removed and pureed, homemade chicken stock, apple juice concentrate, thawed, whole black peppercorns, light brown sugar, dried corn husks, fresh or frozen corn kernels , preferable fresh, onion, coarsely chopped, head roasted garlic, cloves removed, chicken stock or water, unsalted butter, vegetable shortening, yellow cornmeal, honey, salt and freshly ground pepper, sweet potato , roasted at 375 degrees for about 1 hour or until soft, then peeled and flesh mashed, ground cinnamon, ground allspice, maple syrup, pecan butter , recipe follows, unsalted butter, softened, toasted pecans, finely chopped, maple syrup, cinnamon, salt and freshly ground pepper