Name: Strawberry polenta cakes
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Boil
Ingredients: 1 cup maize meal polenta; 2 cup milk full cream; 2 cup water; 1/3 cup sugar; 1/2 tsp vanilla extract; salt to taste; 200 g strawberries halved; butter melted; strawberries to serve

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Ingredients (9)

1 cup	maize meal — polenta
2 cup	milk — full cream
2 cup	water
1/3 cup	sugar
1/2 tsp	vanilla — extract
	salt — to taste
200 g	strawberries — halved
	butter — melted
	strawberries — to serve

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Method:

Preheat the oven grill.

Line a 20 x 30cm rectangle pie dish with baking paper and place the strawberries cut side down.

Mix the polenta, milk, water, sugar, salt and vanilla in a pot and bring to the boil.

Turn down the heat and cook the polenta for about 15 minutes while stirring until thick and smooth.

Pour the polenta over the strawberries and smooth the top.Let it stand for an hour.

Brush the top of the polenta with butter and place under the grill until golden brown.

Turn the polenta out, cut into squares and serve with fresh strawberries, maple syrup or custard.

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