Corn Masa Dumplings
Chochoyotes de Canela
Recipe Yield
Cooking time
30 minutes
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Ingredients
- 1 cup corn masa flour such as Maseca
- 3/4 cup water
- 1 1/2 tbsp lard or vegetable shortening
- 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp kosher or sea salt or to taste
- 1/2 tsp sugar
To Prepare
- Mix the corn masa flour with water and knead until the dough is smooth and has no lumps, about a minute. Add the lard, cinnamon, sugar and salt and mix until it is well incorporated.
- Make little balls of about 1 inch with your hands. Using your little finger, make a dip in the middle of the dumpling. One by one add them to the simmering sauce, mole or soup that they will be cooked in. It will take about 10 to 15 minutes for the chochoyotes to be fully cooked.
Comments
6comments inCorn Masa Dumplings
Cendie
Oct 04
I made these dumplings using blue corn masa. They were delicious! I love just the hint of cinnamon in them. I did not have lard or shortening so I used real butter instead. Soooo good!
Pati Jinich
Oct 12
Yummy! Thanks for sharing Cendie!
Janet Basinger
Jan 15
Hi Pati – Recently found your site & I just love it. Is that a sweet sauce in the photo with this recipe? Did you simmer the dumplings in it? Would you share the recipe? It looks so delicious! Thanks.
Pati Jinich
Jan 15
Hola Janet, so happy you found me, yay! Those dumplings are on my recipe of Amarillito Mole, which in fact is rich, thick and sort of sweet! Here is the recipe for you, I hope you’ll enjoy it! https://patijinich.com/amarillito-mole-with-chicken/
Jane M
Feb 18
Hi Pati! I’ve been a number one fan of yours for a few years. Love your show and adventures. Lately I’ve been making my own tortillas and finally found the secret to a perfect one. It’s the press! and the heat of the water and letting the masa rest covered before making. I bought THE BEST press from Masienda and they’re made by Doña Rosa from Oaxaca. My question is which masa harina do you prefer? White, yellow, blue corn? For these dumplings? I order organic harina from Amazon and it’s so tasty. Masienda also has a great choice of products but Amazon is just as good and shipping is free if you’re a member. I am planning a cooking holiday (2024) next year and looking at adventures in Oaxaca. Any advice is welcome. 💕
Pati Jinich
Mar 08
For this recipe in particular I used yellow corn masa, organic is great as well 🙂