Definition of corn flour in English English dictionary
Finely ground cornmeal It is available in white or yellow varieties (from white and yellow corn) Corn flour is milled from the entire kernel; cornstarch is milled from the endosperm portion of the kernel
From corn/maize is used as a thickener for example in custards and can also be used to part replace wheat flour in cakes to give a more tender crumb As the cornflour contains no gluten, when replacing some of the wheat flour the total protein content of the cake is reduced and a more fragile crumb is produced It is not recommended to part replace wheat flour with cornflour in fruit cakes as the fruit could sink during baking top of page
Cornflour is a fine white powder made from maize and is used to make sauces thicker. fine white flour made from corn, used in cooking to make soups and sauces thicker American Equivalent: cornstarch