Flour & baking · starch

Cornflour

Also called cornstarch, corn starch, maize starch

Pure maize starch that thickens sauces, gravies and custards and gives a crisp coating to fried meat and tofu.

VeganVegetarianGluten-freeDairy-free

What can replace it

  • T1 · Great swapArrowroot
  • T1 · Great swapPotato starch
  • T2 · GoodPlain flour

    Use twice as much and cook it out; opaque, floury sauces and less crisp coatings. (use 2× the amount)

  • T2 · GoodTapioca flour

    Glossier and slightly stringy; can go gummy if over-thickened.

Cook with Cornflour