Polenta Deep-Dish Pizza

Hello Friends,


Now, I will be honest with you all; some people just really don't know anything about cooking, and there's nothing wrong with that! But then there are people who claim to be the best and don't even know the basics, now these people get under my skin. Now the reason I bring up this is because I had one of those moments recently. I had found the idea for Polenta Pizza on Punchfork.com (LOVE THAT SITE) and I thought "Wow, what a great idea!" so I decided to test it for my blog. I had made fresh Polenta just for the recipe because it called for "3/4 cups of Polenta" so there I am later that night testing the recipe and I put in my fresh polenta into the hot milk. I followed the directions and it did not thicken as the recipe said it would. I read through the first step probably a dozen times to make sure I did it right. NOPE, I did it all perfectly and then it dawned on me after cooking the polenta and milk for an hour with no change in texture, that this award-winning blog's writer had meant "cornmeal" CORNMEAL not Polenta! So I closed my laptop and went through the recipe blind. After a I had finished the pizza my brother came down (already have eaten dinner) tried one bite and ate 5 slices. I think that he liked it and that's coming from a kid who hates tomatoes! Well, I hope you like this recipe as much as my family likes it :)

Ingredients:

• 3/4 cups whole milk.
• 1 1/2 cups water.
• 1 1/2 cups cornmeal yellow or white. 
• 1/2 teaspoon salt.
• 1 tablespoon olive oil plus additional oil for greasing the pie pan. 
• 3/4 cups marinara.
• 1 1/2 cups mozzarella (fresh chucks or shredded is fine).
• 2 tablespoons basil pesto. 
• Pepperoni, (optional). 

Heat the milk and water on HI. Once boiling add the cornmeal, stir in slowly so clumps don't form. Cook on MED until the mixture is very very thick. Add the olive oil and salt. Mix to combine. Take a 8 inch or 9 inch pie pan and spread the milk and cornmeal mixture to form a crust. bake for 20 minutes on 350 F. Take out and cool for 5 minutes. Layer with cheese marinara and top with more cheese and pesto ( you can add the pepperoni or whatever other toppings you want) bake for 25 minutes on 350 F. Let cool for 10 minutes. Cut and serve. YUM! PIZZA!!! Enjoy! 

Happy Cooking!

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Sophie aka SingingFox :3