NO, totally different thing use bran
White corn meal. You need the corn meal to make corn muffins.
Yes - ask for cornflour. DO NOT use cornflour - totally the wrong thing. eta: Cornflour in the UK is corn starch. This isn't the same as cornmeal! Still trying to find cornmeal in the UK, will add more when I know. BUT:- coarse cornmeal, polenta or maize meal or the more finely ground maize flour should be available in most big supermarkets often called - cornmeal, maize meal, maize flour, polenta, or polenta flour.
Cornmeal is used in making cornbread. A similar product is called "cornflour" in Britain.
Some creative recipes that use fine cornmeal as a key ingredient include cornbread, cornmeal pancakes, cornmeal-crusted fish or chicken, cornmeal crust for pizza or quiche, and cornmeal cookies or muffins.
I personally would use normal cornflour instead because wheaten cornflour is really hard to find but you may wish to use something else.
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The best way to use medium grind cornmeal in a recipe is to follow the instructions provided in the recipe. Medium grind cornmeal is versatile and can be used in various dishes such as cornbread, polenta, and corn muffins. It is important to mix the cornmeal with other ingredients according to the recipe to achieve the desired texture and flavor.
The only alternative to cornflour I know is to mix equal parts of softened butter and plain flour to form a paste and use the paste instead of cornflour.
use "I can't believe its not cornflour"
You can substitute cornmeal with alternatives like polenta, corn flour, or ground oats in your recipe.
you use cornflour instead but it dosent work as well
Maize meal is basically what we call "cornmeal" in the US. It is used for a number of recipes, but it cannot be substituted for flour in cakes. Cakes have to baked with flour to achieve a light, tender crumb, but you can use cornmeal for making sweet corn muffins.