POLENTA QUICK BREAD WITH LEMON AND THYME

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Make and share this Polenta Quick Bread With Lemon and Thyme recipe from Food.com.

Provided by Vino Girl

Categories     Quick Breads

Time 1h25m

Yield 1 loaf

Number Of Ingredients 12

3/4 cup butter, softened, plus more for pan
1/3 cup flour, plus more for pan
3/4 cup sugar
1 tablespoon finely grated lemon zest
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
3 eggs
1 tablespoon coarsely chopped fresh thyme leave, plus
fresh thyme sprig (to garnish)
1 cup fine yellow cornmeal (preferably stone-ground)
1 teaspoon baking powder
3/4 teaspoon coarse salt
1/4 cup pine nuts, toasted, half coarsely chopped and half whole

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 325°.
  • Butter a 9-by-5-inch loaf pan. Dust with flour, and tap out excess; set aside.
  • Put butter and sugar into the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Mix on medium-high speed until pale and fluffy, about 3 minutes.
  • Add lemon zest; mix 1 minute.
  • Add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing well after each addition.
  • Mix in lemon juice and thyme.
  • Add flour, cornmeal, baking powder, and salt, and mix until just combined.
  • Stir in chopped pine nuts.
  • Pour batter into prepared pan. Sprinkle with pine nuts.
  • Bake until a pick inserted into center comes out clean, 50 to 55 minutes.
  • Let cool completely on a wire rack.
  • Garnish with thyme.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 2856.9, Fat 180.9, SaturatedFat 94.5, Cholesterol 1000.5, Sodium 3342.9, Carbohydrate 286.4, Fiber 12.4, Sugar 154.2, Protein 39.5

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