Brustengolo (Corn Flour Cake)

Show: Molto MarioEpisode: Nonna Romana

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Cook Time:
1 hr 15 min
Level:
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Yield:
6 servings

Times:

Prep: 25 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 1 hr 15 min
Total:: 1 hr 40 min

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Ingredients

3 1/2 cups peeled, cored and sliced Granny Smith apples
2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
2 cups sugar
3 1/2 sticks butter, melted, plus more for the pan
3 1/4 cups corn flour, plus a little extra for the pan
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
4 eggs
1/3 cup coarsely chopped pine nuts, toasted in the oven until golden brown
1/3 cup coarsely chopped walnuts
2 tablespoons golden raisins, coarsely chopped and soaked in 2 tablespoons anisette
1/2 lemon, peel grated
Garnish: pomegranate seeds and pomegranate molasses

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

Place the apple slices in a bowl and sprinkle them with lemon juice. Set aside.

In a large bowl, place the sugar and melted butter and mix well. Fold in the flour and baking powder, then beat in the eggs until the mixture is smooth. Add the pine nuts, walnuts, raisins, anisette and lemon peel. Fold in the apples and stir well to combine.

Butter and flour a 9-inch springform pan and pour in the batter. Bake 1 hour and allow to cool before slicing. Garnish with pomegranate seeds and pomegranate molasses.

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recipe Brustengolo (Corn Flour Cake)
Gloria Homestead, FL 01-18-2010
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I WILL LOVE IT!!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I LOVE MARIO BATALLI'S RECIPES. PLEASE TELL ME HOW TO GET THE GOOD RECIPE FOR BRUSTENGOLO. BESIDES, I REALLY LOVE CORNMEAL OR... CORN FLOWER CAKES. PLEASE, HEAR ME, AND HELP!! GLORIA GONZALEZ HOMESTEADRead more
recipe Brustengolo (Corn Flour Cake)
Anonymous 02-07-2007
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Delicious!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

After reading the other reviews, I reviewed the original broadcast recipe and followed Mario's television directions. These... differed from the print version on the website. The cake was marvelous. Moist, wonderfully gritty from the cornmeal, delicately light. I did halve the recipe and used a 6" pan, baking for 1 hour and 10 min.Read more
recipe Brustengolo (Corn Flour Cake)
thomas Tacoma, WA 02-04-2007
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Bide your time and watch the flour
Rated: 3 stars out of 5

If you use cornmeal this recipe is bound to fail. I used masa and even it was too coarse. The leavening will not lift coarse... flour. Adjust the cooking time upward; cut the apples into thin half slices. Wait at least 6 hours to serve. The rich butter flavor will not come home before that. Nonetheless, I do not think this recipe will please American taste buds.Read more
recipe Brustengolo (Corn Flour Cake)
Derek Eagle, ID 12-31-2006
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Something is wrong in Brustengolo!!!!!
Rated: 1 stars out of 5

Followed the recipe as presented ... double checked the ingredients..... checked oven temp and it was correct.Recipe Does Not... Work!!, made it for a dinner party was not cooked even after 1hour 20 minutes.Disappointed people and had Brustengolo on my face. Mario....Help recipe needs work!Read more
recipe Brustengolo (Corn Flour Cake)
be Riverhead, NY 11-28-2005
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Recipe doesn't work
Rated: 1 stars out of 5

I made this for my husband's birthday. Double checked all the ingredients and oven temp. The nine- inch springform worked... just fine. Cooked for exactly one hour. The outside looked beautiful, crisp, and browned nicely. Then I cut into it and the inside was semi-raw and way too sugar sweet. Please have Mario's people check on this!Read more
recipe Brustengolo (Corn Flour Cake)
Anonymous 11-11-2005
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Incorrect recipe
Rated: 1 stars out of 5

First, a 9" pan most likely would overflow with this volume of batter. I used a 10" springform and it worked perfectly. As to... the flavor; severely disappointing. I used organic Cameo apples with fabulous flavor, and the result was a bland, corn flavored cake with almost no apple taste. The cooking time was at least 20 minutes longer than stated. With 3-1/2 cubes of butter, this should have been knock- out wonderful. Will never make again.Read more