{"id":11761,"date":"2013-11-27T12:25:03","date_gmt":"2013-11-27T19:25:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/?p=11761"},"modified":"2026-11-01T20:11:41","modified_gmt":"2026-11-02T03:11:41","slug":"baked-polenta-fries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/?p=11761","title":{"rendered":"Baked Polenta Fries"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>2 cups low-fat milk<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>2 cups water<\/p>\n<p>1\u00bd cups polenta<\/p>\n<p>1 teaspoon salt, plus more to taste<\/p>\n<p>\u00bd cup Parmesan cheese, grated<\/p>\n<p>3 tablespoons olive oil<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/polenta.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-11764 aligncenter\" alt=\"polenta\" src=\"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/polenta-1024x682.jpg\" width=\"573\" height=\"382\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/polenta-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/polenta-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/polenta.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 573px) 100vw, 573px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Add milk and water to a saucepan and bring to a boil. While stirring, add polenta to the pan. Turn the heat down to medium. Add 1 teaspoon salt and Parmesan. Cook and stir until polenta thickens.  Remove the pan from the heat. Spread the polenta out onto a baking sheet, about \u00bd\u2033 thick. Place baking sheet in the refrigerator for 1 hour.  Remove polenta from the refrigerator and cut into large fry-shaped pieces. Rub them with olive oil and sprinkle with salt, as desired.<\/p>\n<p>Bake at 450\u00baF for 10 minutes on each side. Fries should be golden brown and crispy.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>from The Everything Glycemic Index Cookbook<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Yield: 6 servings<\/p>\n<p>Calories: 318<\/p>\n<p>Fat: 11g<\/p>\n<p>Fiber:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2 cups low-fat milk 2 cups water 1\u00bd cups polenta 1 teaspoon salt, plus more to taste \u00bd cup Parmesan cheese, grated 3 tablespoons olive oil Add milk and water to a saucepan and bring to a boil. While stirring, add polenta to the pan. Turn the heat down to medium. Add 1 teaspoon salt and Parmesan. Cook and stir until polenta thickens. Remove the pan from the heat. Spread the polenta out onto a baking sheet, about \u00bd\u2033 thick&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/?p=11761\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[77],"class_list":["post-11761","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-starches","tag-side-dish"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11761","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=11761"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11761\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":45198,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11761\/revisions\/45198"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11761"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=11761"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=11761"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}