Filipino Tamales

Directions

1. 1
   Toast rice until brown. Grind finely.
2. 2
   Add salt and pepper. Set aside.
3. 3
   Add achuete coloring to coconut cream. Boil in medium heat stirring constantly.
4. 4
   Add powdered rice, stir until well blended and thick.
5. 5
   Separate of cooked mixture and add to this the peanut butter. This mixture is for topping. For each tamales, put in 2-3 tablespoons of cooked mixture on two pieces of wilted banana leaves; top with 1 tablespoon peanut-butter mixture, 1-2 slices of hard-boiled egg, flaked chicken meat and strips of pork or sausage.
6. 6
   Wrap to form a square and tie with a string. In a deep pan, put water enough to cover tamales. When water boils, put in tamales. Cover. Cook for 1 hour.
7. 7
   Drain.