Okay no Steamer will this work?

This is what I do. Grab a large pot, place forks and spoons (metal) on the bottom, and then place a big towel on top of them in the pot. On top of the towel, line again with metal spoons covering towel, and in the middle place a small bowl upside down. pour water so it barely touching the utensills. Put your tamales facing up around the bowl, and turn the stove on, keep checking to tamales, and pour more water as needed. Cover pot, check periodically. Works like a charm!

Try placing the tamales in the oven use a pan that will fit into another pan - like a roasting pan and a cake pan - fill with hot water to about 1/2 way up the side of the interior pan - now put a lid or foil over the top and place in the oven on 350 for 50 minutes or until dough is firm and pulls away from the husk or leaf. - this works really well I have done this before and had great success. Good Luck!

Do you have a wire rack, like the ones for cookies? If so, if it will fit into your glass baking dish, place it in there, fill with the pan with water, then place the tamales on top of the wire rack and cover all with foil. That should steam them.

Or, do what the person above me said, place one pan inside another pan, fill the outside pan with water, then cover both with foil. Good luck!

Yes...put water in a pan....boil it so the steam can float up, then put your tamales on a rack right where the steam from the boiling water will it them. Make sure they are covered in the steam bath. Steamer are totally closed off so all aspects of the tamale gets hit by steam.

If you don't have a steamer, try taking a collander and placing it in a large soup kettle or sauce pan. Make sure that the lid can close completely. Fill the bottom of the pan with water, about 2 inches, but not touching the bottom of the collander. Place your tamales in the collander and steam by placing the lid on tightly and heating the water to boiling.

I'm not sure what you're doing now. 8^)

But I can see you understand that the water must not touch the tamales. You don't want the tamales to be -in- the boiling water because they will soak up the water and get soft and fall apart and you'll have tamale soup.

Can I come over and have a tamale?

I would take a colander (the thing you drain pasta in)and place it in a big pot.Put water in it but not where it will touch food.Place food on it and place a lid on and steam.I'm not sure about glass dish idea you had unless it is oven safe? Enjoy!