Polenta Pudding

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 3 cups whole milk or 3 cups 2% low-fat milk
• 2/3 cup fine cornmeal
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 4 large eggs
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1 cup mascarpone cheese
• 1 teaspoon lemon zest, freshly grated
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 heat milk in top of double boiler. slowly whisk in cornmeal. cook; stirring constantly, until milk boils and the polenta thickens. stir in the salt.
• 3 reduce heat under boiling water to very low and cook, covered, without disturbing, for 30 minutes. replenish water in boiler as needed.
• 4 in a large bowl, whisk eggs and sugar until light in color.
• 5 when polents is ready, remove from heat, stir in mascarpone until blended. pour small amount of polenta into eggs. whisk in remaining polenta.
• 6 add lemon zest and vanilla, stir.
• 7 butter a shallow 2-quart baking dish. add pudding.
• 8 bake for about 45 minutes until edges are golden brown.
• 9 serve with one of the suggested toppings.