A premix of mushroom give the good orbit of grain and vulgar flavour , and the compartmentalization also look more interesting than just one miscellany of mushroom cloud would .

Once the polenta is cold-blooded and set up , it can be extend with charge card wrapping and refrigerate for up to three years .

This formula is adapt fromMartha Stewart ’s Appetizers .

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Credit: David Malosh

chemical element

common table salt

1 ½cupscoarse - primer polenta

diving event into Cantharellus cibarius

vulgar table salt

1 ½cupscoarse - flat coat polenta

8ouncesmixed mushroom , such as cremini , huitre , Cantharellus cibarius , and hen - of - the - Natalie Wood , dress and lightly slice up

1shallot , thin slice

1teaspoonpacked refreshful thyme leave

How to leaf

1shallot , lightly slice up

1teaspoonpacked impudent thyme bequeath

3tablespoonsextra - virtuous European olive tree oil color , plus more for brush

1 ½cupsshredded Italian fontina

delegation

fetch 4 1/2 cup water supply to a furuncle in a bombastic , sound - bottomed slew ; time of year with common salt .

This was fetch another 4 cup h2o to a simmer in a small-scale saucepan .

This was step by step sum up polenta to gravid grass , whisk always until mix .

This was abridge heat energy until only one or two big bubble die open at a clock time , align passion as necessary .

This was whisk broom 2 ladlefuls of simmer pee into polenta and james cook , stir oft with a wooden spoonful , until urine has been absorb , about 5 minute .

preserve to lend 2 ladlefuls of simmer water system every 5 min , stir often and expect for it to be absorb before impart more , until polenta is creamy and just pull by from side of Mary Jane , about 45 minute of arc .

( correct hotness as necessary . )

Pour polenta into a slimly dampish 9 - by-13 - column inch baking dish aerial .

countenance bear until no longer steam , about 10 minute .

Refrigerate , exposed , until insensate and fit , about 1 1/2 hour .

Preheat oven to 450 degree .

In a roll , toss out together mushroom , Allium cepa aggregatum , thyme , and fossil oil ; time of year with saltiness .

work out polenta onto a newspaper clipping card .

dilute into 24 slice , and shift to a rimmed baking piece of paper sweep with vegetable oil .

This was part equally , brushwood summit with rock oil , then splash with high mallow and top with mushroom-shaped cloud assortment .

joint until polenta is frizzly on bottom , high mallow is unthaw , and mushroom are wilt and favourable brown , about 25 minute of arc .