Amor polenta (italian polenta cake)
Cakes
Italian cuisine
Amor polenta (also known as <em>dolce varese</em>) is a traditional recipe from northern Italy, made with polenta, almond meal and flour. It is usually made in a specially designed, ridged pan, but you can use a regular loaf tin as well. I love this recipe so much I have also used it in a round cake tin or even as muffins. It is easily made gluten-free by substituting the flour for half the weight of potato starch, and you can use hazelnuts instead of the almonds for a deeper, nutty flavour. <br /> <br />This recipe is inspired by the first amor polenta recipe I ever tried, which I found in Gourmet Traveler a number of years ago by Italian-Australian chef Stefano de Pieri. He serves his cake with poached pears, which is not traditional but certainly a nice idea. More traditional would be to have it on its own, with espresso for breakfast or a glass of wine for a snack, or dressed up with some fresh fruit and whipped cream.
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