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I've got a bag of polenta - what can I make with it?!

9 replies

chocolatepig · 05/06/2008 17:20

That says it all really!

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cyteen · 05/06/2008 17:23

It's handy if you've got any walls that need papering

NotABanana · 05/06/2008 17:24

savoury or dessert?

lilolilmanchester · 05/06/2008 23:16

I made Jamie Oliver's orange and polenta biscuits to use up some polenta (couldn't find anything to make it tasty). Gave the biscuits a nice crunch.

llareggub · 05/06/2008 23:28

How funny. I bought a bag of polenta today and wondered what I could do with it, and bingo! A thread.

lovecat · 06/06/2008 09:04

How doubly funny - I picked up a card yesterday in Waitrose for a gluten-free polenta cake that's kind of like a fruity LDC!

It's not online as yet, so here y'go: (btw, if you go to their site and tap in polenta they'll give you loads of ideas!)

175g soft butter
225g golden caser sugar
3 med eggs beaten
150g polenta
100g ground almonds
1tsp vanilla extract
2 tsp baking powder
400g raspberries
300g blueberries
zest of a lemon + half the juice

preheat oven to 180C/amrk 4

line a 24cm square or 27cm round (or a roasting dish?) tin with greaseproof/baking parchment

cream butter and 175g of sugar til fluffy
add beaten egg and polenta then beat again til well combined.
stir in ground almonds, vanilla & baking powder
using a metal spoon, fold in half each of rasps and blueberries with the lemon zest
spoon into the tin and level with the back of spoon.
Bake for 30-35 mins or until golden and a skewer comes out clean

In the meantime, heat the lemon juice with the remaining sugar ina microwave on high for 2 mins or so or by boiling in a saucepan for 102 mins. Make holes over the surface of the cake adn pour over syrup while cake is still hot.

serve with whipped cream and remainder of berries

lovecat · 06/06/2008 09:06

aargh, my typing!

That should be caster sugar and 1-2 minutes in a saucepan!

WelliesAndPyjamas · 06/06/2008 09:07

easiest and quickest way to make it taste half decent: make it up with a weak stock and some crushed garlic instead of water, spread it out thinly on a baking tray and leav in fridge until set, then grill it with cheese on top.

Dragonbutter · 06/06/2008 09:11

i use it in sweetcorn fritters.
it's a quick recipe.

Beachcomber · 06/06/2008 09:13

'Tis also not too bad done as W and P says with a tomato sauce and some fresh herbs like parsley, corriander or basil chucked on. I also like it with tom sauce, chopped olives and anchovies but I know loads of people don't eat the hairy fish.

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