corn flour

Frequency: 7.215.9 per million words

Fine flour made from maize (AmE) or wheat (BrE, where it's a thickening agent, usually 'cornflour').

cornNOUN + NOUN

Categories:

flour

Examples (10)

  • I used corn flour to make delicious homemade tortillas.
  • To thicken the gravy, just mix a spoonful of corn flour with some cold water.
  • Do you have any corn flour? I need it for the cornbread recipe.
  • The recipe specifically calls for fine yellow corn flour, not cornmeal.
  • Without corn flour, the texture of this gluten-free bread wouldn't be as light.
  • A light dusting of corn flour was applied to the dough before baking.
  • In the UK, corn flour is often used as a thickener, similar to American cornstarch.
  • The coating for the fried chicken is a simple mix of spices and corn flour.
  • She bought a bag of organic corn flour at the health food store.
  • Using corn flour is a great way to create a crispy batter for frying vegetables.