what do you use corn flour for?

Question

i bought corn flour by accident. i thought it was corn meal.
what can you make with it?

Answer 1

Unlike most other flours, cornflour blends to a smooth cream or slurry when combined with cold liquid. It therefore cuts the need for fats when used to make sauces and eliminates the hazard of lumps forming. Because it is tasteless, it can be used in delicate sauces and recipes which call for a thickening agent although if a totally translucent effect is desired, then arrowroot would be a better ingredient to use. A couple of drawbacks are that it doesn't stand up to freezing or prolonged cooking.



Cornflour is also used, usually with other flours, in the making of cakes and baked goods, either to create a lighter texture or to maintain a gluten/wheat free status as well as in certain desserts/puddings in particular in fruit pie fillings.



When adding to liquids, always blend cornflour with a little cold liquid (any cold liquid will do be it wine, beer, water, stock etc., depending on what liquid is being used in the recipe) before adding to the remaining mixture. In general use twice as much cold liquid as cornflour and mix to a thin paste in a small cup or glass then stir into recipe to be thickened. Keep stirring gently until the mixture comes to the boil, by which time it will slightly clear and thicken. Avoid further cooking. In general 1 tablespoon of cornflour will thicken between 240ml/8fl.oz and 480ml/16fl.oz. liquid depending on the recipe .



Always store cornflour in a cool, dry, dark place where it will last indefinitely.



Happy Cooking!

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Corn flour, In the US is known as corn starch.

Corn starch is mainly used for thickening to make pudding, sauces and gravies.

Also, you can use corn starch as a coating for deep frying.

However you can't really use it like wheat flour to make breads. It dissolves to easily.

Answer 4

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Corn starch is the UK English way of saying cornflour. I've been cooking for years and when I'm reading an English recipe that calls for corn starch I just use cornflour.

Answer 5

RE:
what do you use corn flour for?
i bought corn flour by accident. i thought it was corn meal.
what can you make with it?

Answer 6

bread,sauces i have a recipe for a bran/raisinbread using corn and wheat flour

Answer 7

As well as all the above, you can also use it as an emergency baby powder. It is great for chafing & nappy rash if you have run out. Also have used it for thrush, just scoop some powder in your hand & apply! Has saved me many hours of annoying itching until I could get to a chemist!
If you check out some of the 'better' baby powders you will find they have cornstarch in the ingredients.

Answer 8

Icing

Answer 9

The best for breadding for Onion Rings, Fried Fish etc.

add salt, pepper and cayene. YUM

Answer 10

To make corn tortillas or corn bread.