Chile-spiced Sweet Potato Tamales

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11 Ingredients

• 1/4 cup (1/8 lb.) butter, at room temperature
• 2 Tbsps firmly packed brown sugar
• 1 Tbsp ground cinnamon
• 1 1/2 lbs garnet or jewel sweet potatoes, scrubbed and halved lengthwise
• 1/4 cup lard or additional butter
• 1 cup fat-skimmed chicken broth
• 1 1/4 cups dehydrated masa flour
• 1 Tbsp baking powder
• 2 canned chipotle chiles, drained and minced
• Salt and fresh-ground pepper
• 20 dried corn husks, soaked (see notes)