I never actually saw her prepare them, but I tried on my own and they turned out great! This is my adaptation of the recipe from my dear mother, with some advice from my mother mother-in-lay, the dough is made with Maseca corn flour.   Veracruz Style Tamales or Tamales in banana leaf   Ingredients   3 pounds diced pork leg 8 ancho chiles 3 tablespoons black pepper 1 small onion 3 cloves of garlic 1 tablespoon cumin 1 cup water salt   For the masa: 2 pounds of Maseca corn flour (1 kg) 1/2 pound lard (1kg) 1 liter water 2 tablespoons salt 1 package of banana leaves   Instructions Wash banana leaves to soften, heat them in a pan of hot water over low heat. When tender, remove from the water and remove the thick edge of the leaves, cut into s..