Lemon Polenta Cake with Wild Blueberry Sauce and the Beautful City of Merano

When I arrived at the section of the polenta at the shop, I was at a loss.  I didn't know which polenta to get.  The ones that cook for 3 minutes, 15 minutes or 40 minutes.  I remember being advised not to get the 3-minutes ones because the quality is inferior than the others.   For that reason, I always opt for the pre-cooked 15-minute polenta.  Then there are the different kinds too.  There are too many kinds to choose from.  Sometimes I wish my memory is better than it is now.  I tend to be forgetful.

That's when I noticed the simple packaging of the biological polenta.  I am a stickler for natural stuff and I cannot resist simple packaging in natural colors.  In other words, I grabbed it.  Being used to the pre-cooked polenta, I never cooked this kind at all.   I asked the signora handling the bread about it and she explained to me that it is not pre-cooked like the others and it can also be used for making cakes.  Cakes.  She planted a wonderful idea in my mind that day.

Ingredients:

• 150 grams polenta flour
• 100 grams flour (00)
• 2 teaspoons lievito di birra in polvere (baking powder)
• 125 grams natural yogurt
• 150 grams sugar
• 50 grams butter, melted
• 3 eggs
• zest of 1 lemon
• juice of 1/2 lemon
• 200 grams wild blueberries (regular blueberries work just fine)
• 100 grams sugar
• 2 tablespoons water

Directions:

1. Mix the melted butter, yogurt, lemon juice & rind in a bowl.
2. In another bowl, beat the eggs with sugar with a electric hand blender until the color becomes light and foamy.    
3. Add the yogurt mixture to the egg mixture using a spatula.
4. Sift the polenta flour, flour 00 and baking powder in another bowl.
5. Pour the sifted dry ingredients to the egg & yogurt mixture little by little using a spatula.
6. Pour the batter in a plum cake mold that had been rubbed with butter & sprinkled with flour.
7. Bake in a pre-heated oven at 180 degrees Celsius for 45 - 50 minutes.
8. Let it cool.  It can keep until the following day.
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For full instructions please see : www.apronandsneakers.com

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