I'm always willing to try new things, so when I ran across a breakfast recipe for Fried Polenta, I knew I had to give it a shot (the picture looked so yummy). Polenta is so simple to make and only requires two ingredients: masa harina (or cornmeal if you don't have the masa harina) and water. I like to substitute masa harina in most recipes calling for cornmeal. I prefer masa harina over cornmeal because masa harina has been soaked in slaked lime. " And your point is...? " you may be wondering. Well, I think Sally Fallon can explain better than I. Here is an excerpt from her book, Nourishing Traditions : Traditional recipes call for soaking corn or corn flour in lime water. This releases nicotinamide (vitamin B3), which otherwise remains bound up in the grain. Soaking also improves the amino acid quality of proteins in the germ. If you use corn products often, the simple precaution of soaking corn flour in lime water will help a...
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