Chevy's Sweet Corn Tomalito

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At Chevy's, the corn-filled, pudding-like stuff that's served with most entrees is known as "Tomalito." That masa harina in there (corn flour) is what's used to make tamales, & it can be found in your supermarket either with the corn meal & flour, or wherever the other Mexican/Spanish items are stocked.

4 cups frozen corn, thawed
1/3 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup granulated sugar
3/4 cup milk
1/2 cup masa harina
1/2 cup corn meal
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt

Preheat oven to 325 degrees.

Cream softened butter together with sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer until smooth.
Add milk & masa & mix well.

Use a blender or food processor to puree 2 cups of corn until smooth.
Add pureed corn to butter/masa mixture & mix well.
Add corn meal, baking powder, salt & remaining corn & mix until combined.

Pour mixture into an ungreased 8x8-inch baking pan.
Cover with foil & place it into a 9x13-inch baking pan.
Add hot water to the larger baking pan until it's about 1/3 full.
Bake for 1 1/2 to 2 hours or until corn cake is firm in the center.
Let it sit covered for 10 minutes before serving.
To serve, scoop out about a 1/2 cup portion with a large spoon.

Makes 8 servings.