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Can you use plain flour instead of cornflour in lemon meringue filling?
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What is the function of cornflour in a lemon filling?
Much like how flour is used in gravy, cornflour is a thickener. If the cornflour is omitted from the recipe, the pie filling will come out with a somewhat soupy texture.
Why are corn flour and plain used in lemon meringue pie?
One is for the pastry the other for the filling. Plain flour makes pastry corn flour thickens filling and can be added to the meringue to stabalise it but that is not essential
What is a substitute for cornflour in an African milk tart?
There is no good substitute for cornflour - any substitution will significantly alter the texture of the tart filling. Cornflour is used to set the filling smoothly - you could add a couple of egg yolks to the filling as a replacement. But the result will be different. Plain flour will not give a pleasant result as a substitute - the filling will taste floury.
Can you use plain flour in a pavalova instead of corn flour?
No. cornflour 'hardens' the mixture so it will keep its shape, normal flour doesn't do that.
Can you use plain flour instead of cornflour?
Not in all recipes; for most baking recipes substituting plain flour for cornflour will not work, since cornflour has no gluten (which is what makes dough springy) and it requires far more hydration. Adding some cornflour to the flour in baking will result in lighter baked goods, but only until the total flour is 5% cornflour; after that the baked good gets progressively more dense and inedible. Cornflour is useful for thickening custards, which plain flour is not so good at. But you cannot bake normally with cornflour. Both cornflour and wheat flour have a similar calorie content, wheatflour is lower in the glycemic load (GL) index compared to cornflour, and whereas cornflour is considered "highly inflammitory" (i.e likely to cause a reaction), wheatflour is only considered "inflammitory."
Can you replace cornflour in a recipe?
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.
Whats stickier flour and water or cornflour and water?
cornflour and water
What is macaron?
It is a light French pastry made of egg whites (meringue) and has a almond taste. Sandwhiched inside is a cream or ganache filling
Can cornflour be used as a substitute for wheat flour in cakes?
No, cornflour would not be a good substitute for wheat flour in cakes. The cornflour would produce a very different taste and texture than the whet flour, and the resulting cake probably would not look or taste as it should.
Can you use cornflour instead of plain flour in hamburgers?
If I'm not mistaken cornflour is called corn starch in the States, in which case I would say: go for it. The difference will be that you will probably need less of it because it is a potent thickener.
Is flour a good sub for cornstarch?
The flour will gelatinise, but does not contain the same starches as cornflour, so if youre just trying to thicken a mixture, flour can be used, otherwise, if its the same texture youre after, probably not a good idea to sub flour instead
Can you substitute cornflour for white wheat flour?
No, you cannot.
