1.   But he was captivated by the idea of avoiding the laborious method of making the corn dough then universally used in Mexico.

2.   For example, she makes her own corn dough, or masa, from scratch by soaking cooked white-dent corn kernels overnight with lime.

3.   Maseca, meanwhile, was successfully converting much of the country from fresh corn dough to corn flour.

4.   Tamales, the ancient Aztec meal of corn dough wrapped in leaves and steamed, were once relegated to special occasions, even in Mexican restaurants.

5.   The proof of its quality is in the masa, the corn dough used in tamales.

6.   Flies buzz on a mound of drying corn dough.