uv and normal mapping question

[dr_sage]

is it posible to make a normal map for a circle be rendered and layed out in the uv editor without accually laying the circle flat???

http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/5749/blenderpic1xv2.jpg

http://img224.imageshack.us/img224/3165/blenderpic2fc9.jpg