Recipe Talk

I am looking for a sweet tamale recipe that uses the spice, "anaise" , raisins and sugar. I don't remember the ingredient ratio. if anyone has a recipe of this type, please let me know. I would appreciate it.

Holiday Sweet Tamales
Makes 50 tamales
5 lbs. Maseca Masa Harina
12 oz. brown sugar
2 T. baking powder
46 oz. chicken broth (College Inn)
46 oz. pineapple, crushed, in juice
1 lb. raisins
2 oz. red food color
1-1/2 lbs. Manteca (lard) Armour
50 corn husk leaves, soaked in warm water for 30 min.
The Masa: Put Masa in bowl. Add sugar, baking powder, chicken broth, pineapple juice only, and Manteca. Work by hand 5 min. or Ôtil thoroughly mixed and texture is smooth and even. Add food color and mix until is a soft pink color.
The filling: Combine pineapple and raisins in a separate bowl and mix well.

The tamales: Place part of the dough in a corn husk and spread evenly, leaving 1 to 2 in. of exposed corn husk at each end and at bottom tapered end. Add 1T. of pineapple and raisin mixture in center of dough and bring sides of corn husk together, folding the dough. Tuck one side of husk under the other and roll up tamale so dough is completely enclosed inside husk. Fold bottom tapered end up and place tamale in steamer pot, keeping fold in place. Repeat for each tamale.

Steam 30 to 35 min. over boiling water, adding hot water as needed to keep steam constant. Tamales are done when firm to touch but not hard, and dough comes away easily from the husk.