Make Your Own Pizza Day- The Winter CSA Version
This recipe is for homemade pizza dough, but you can get creative with any pizza combo you like! Here are some Winter options.
Ingredient: Corn Meal
Cornmeal–
- Description-
Cornmeal is a coarse flour made from dried corn. It can be ground to different consistencies such as fine, medium, and coarse. Each type has different uses in the kitchen.
- Preparation-
Cornmeal has many uses but is popular used in baked goods and frying, as well as famously, polenta.
- Varieties-
Blue cornmeal, yellow cornmeal, white cornmeal
- Storage-
Store cornmeal in a cool, dry area. Once the package is open you need to store the cornmeal in an airtight container or ziplock bag to prevent insects, they love cornmeal. To make your cornmeal last longer keep it in the refrigerator or freezer.
- Nutrition-
Iron, Phosphorus, folic acid, thiamine, riboflavin
Cornmeal Mush can be made for breakfast, similar to cream of wheat. It can also be made mashed potato style, adding a little salt and butter.
Polenta is a popular Italian side dish that is also a perfect accompaniment for sopping up delicious barbecue flavors off of a plate. See below for a link to a basic polenta recipe.
