Can you make a cake from polenta?!
I have the fine polenta and fancied trying a pineapple upside-down cake made with the juices and some sugar!.
What do you think!?
Will it taste awful!?Www@FoodAQ@Com
What do you think!?
Will it taste awful!?Www@FoodAQ@Com
Answers:
u can make bricks out of polenta!Www@FoodAQ@Com
no way will it be awful ever heard of cornmeal cake!. its the same thing!.
Pineapple Upside-Down Cornmeal Cake Recipe courtesy Alton Brown, 2004
Show: Good Eats
Episode: True Grits
3/4 cup whole milk
1 cup coarse ground cornmeal
4 ounces unsalted butter
8 ounces dark brown sugar, approximately 1 cup
6 slices canned pineapple in heavy syrup
6 maraschino cherries
1/3 cup chopped pecans, toasted
3 tablespoons juice from canned pineapple
3 whole eggs
4 3/4 ounces all-purpose flour, approximately 1 cup
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
5 3/4 ounces sugar, approximately 3/4 cup
1/2 cup canola oil
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F!.
In a microwave-proof dish, bring the milk to a boil!. Remove the milk from the microwave and add the cornmeal!. Stir and let soak at room temperature for 30 minutes!. Set aside!.
Melt the butter in a 10-inch cast iron skillet over medium heat!. Once the butter has melted, add the brown sugar and stir until the sugar dissolves, about 5 minutes!. Remove the skillet from the heat and carefully place 1 slice of pineapple in the center of the pan!. Place the other 5 slices around the center slice in a circle!. Place the cherries in the centers of the pineapple slices and sprinkle the nuts evenly over the fruit!. Drizzle pineapple juice over top!.
Sift the flour, baking powder, and salt into a medium mixing bowl and whisk to combine!.
In a separate mixing bowl, whisk the eggs!. Add the sugar to the eggs and whisk to combine!. Add the canola oil and whisk!. Add the cornmeal and milk mixture to the egg mixture and whisk to combine!. Add this to the flour and stir just until combined!. Pour the batter over the fruit in the skillet and bake for 40 to 45 minutes!. Remove from oven and let cool for 30 minutes in the skillet!. Set a platter on top of the skillet and carefully invert the cake!. ServeWww@FoodAQ@Com
Pineapple Upside-Down Cornmeal Cake Recipe courtesy Alton Brown, 2004
Show: Good Eats
Episode: True Grits
3/4 cup whole milk
1 cup coarse ground cornmeal
4 ounces unsalted butter
8 ounces dark brown sugar, approximately 1 cup
6 slices canned pineapple in heavy syrup
6 maraschino cherries
1/3 cup chopped pecans, toasted
3 tablespoons juice from canned pineapple
3 whole eggs
4 3/4 ounces all-purpose flour, approximately 1 cup
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
5 3/4 ounces sugar, approximately 3/4 cup
1/2 cup canola oil
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F!.
In a microwave-proof dish, bring the milk to a boil!. Remove the milk from the microwave and add the cornmeal!. Stir and let soak at room temperature for 30 minutes!. Set aside!.
Melt the butter in a 10-inch cast iron skillet over medium heat!. Once the butter has melted, add the brown sugar and stir until the sugar dissolves, about 5 minutes!. Remove the skillet from the heat and carefully place 1 slice of pineapple in the center of the pan!. Place the other 5 slices around the center slice in a circle!. Place the cherries in the centers of the pineapple slices and sprinkle the nuts evenly over the fruit!. Drizzle pineapple juice over top!.
Sift the flour, baking powder, and salt into a medium mixing bowl and whisk to combine!.
In a separate mixing bowl, whisk the eggs!. Add the sugar to the eggs and whisk to combine!. Add the canola oil and whisk!. Add the cornmeal and milk mixture to the egg mixture and whisk to combine!. Add this to the flour and stir just until combined!. Pour the batter over the fruit in the skillet and bake for 40 to 45 minutes!. Remove from oven and let cool for 30 minutes in the skillet!. Set a platter on top of the skillet and carefully invert the cake!. ServeWww@FoodAQ@Com
In this website you will find what exactly you want, with the upside down pineapple as well!. I can't tell you how it tastes, coz I haven't try one!. But if there is the recipe, it surely worth to be tried out!.
http://www!.tenspeed!.com/page!.php3!?ftr=12!.!.!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
http://www!.tenspeed!.com/page!.php3!?ftr=12!.!.!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
There are recipes for polenta cakes online!.!.!.the best way to see is to try it!. =) Anything's worth trying at least once!. =)Www@FoodAQ@Com
I once saw Mario Batali (food Network) make one on his show!. Try his website!.Www@FoodAQ@Com