Janos Restaurant Green Corn Tamale Pie

Source: Janos Restaurant, Tucson, Arizona

Yields about 15.

6 ears of corn
2 ounces Crisco
1 1/4 to 1 1/2 cups cake flour
1/2 pound grated white cheddar cheese
2 teaspoons kosher salt
4 roasted, peeled and seeded Anaheim chiles finely chopped
3 jalape os, finely diced
Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Shuck the corn and cut the kernels away.

Melt the Crisco.

Grind the corn coarsely in a food processor and fold in the chiles and cheese. Stir in the Crisco and add the flour, salt and pepper. Roll the masa onto a sheet pan. Bake in a 350 degree F oven for about 30 minutes.

Let the tamale pie cool and cut into rounds using a No. 60 cutter, reshaping by hand as needed.