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Oven-Baked Polenta

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Serves 4

Ingredients

3/4 cup cornmeal
Coarse salt and fresh ground pepper
1/4 cup milk
2 tablespoons butter
1 teaspoon fresh marjoram (or 1/4 teaspoon dried)

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Preheat the oven to 425°F. In a lidded baking dish, whisk together 3 cups water, the cornmeal, 1 1/4 teaspoons salt, and 1/8 teaspoon pepper. Cover, and bake for 30 minutes, stirring halfway through.

    Step 2

    Remove from the oven, and add the milk, butter, and marjoram, and whisk briskly until smooth. Serve immediately.

Reprinted with permission from Everyday Food: Great Food Fast by Martha Stewart Living Magazine. Copyright © 2007 by Martha Stewart Living Magazine. Published by Crown Publishing Group. All Rights Reserved. Martha Stewart Living magazine was first published in 1990. Over the years, more than two dozen books have been published by the magazine's editors. Martha Stewart is the author of dozens of best-selling books on cooking, entertaining, gardening, weddings, and decorating. She is the host of The Martha Stewart Show, the successful daily syndicated television show.
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