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Project: Our Global Kitchen Exhibit: Cooking Table Date: 9/19/12 User Station 2: Tamales, Mexico Step Copy Type of callout Intro Tamales Popular throughout Latin America, tamales are wrapped corn-­‐dough dumplings filled with meat, cheese or vegetables. Recipes vary from region to region: people in dry climate generally use cornhusks as wrappers, while in more tropical areas, they typically use banana leaves. Start! 1 2 ½ cups corn masa flour 1 tsp. salt 1 tsp. baking powder 100 g (3 ½ oz) lard or shortening Beat until shiny and fluffy. Beat until it looks like wet sand. Masa Flour Masa flour is a special kind of corn flour viii . Making it involves grinding the kernels and then soaking the corn in water mixed with limestone, shells or ash. This process breaks down the kernel’s cells walls, releasing the full nutritional value of corn. Mix! Introduction On-­‐screen action (WORDS DO NOT APPEAR ON SCREEN) Recipe card lies on the table, start button flashes. Action Button Recipe Present in a bowl -­‐-­‐ Recipe Add to bowl, mix and set bowl aside. User input Touch start button. Recipe Place measured and cubed lard on table. Place mixing bowl on table. -­‐-­‐ Recipe Pick lard up from table, add to mixing bowl and beat. Recipe Pour flour mixture to mixing bowl. Incorporate beating until it looks like wet sand. Content -­‐-­‐-­‐ Click on button to move to next step. Action Button 2 Add up to 2 cups of Recipe Present stock in measuring cup -­‐-­‐-­‐