In general cornstarch is used to thicken liquids and can be replaced with flour, arrowroot, potato starch, tapioca, coconut flour and even instant mashed potato granules. For frying, flour, salt and pepper is a decent substitute for cornstarch.
Cream is not a good replacement for cornstarch. Instead use 2 tablespoons of flour for 1 tablespoon of cornstarch. Or you could use 4 teaspoons of quick cooking tapioca for 1 tablespoon of cornstarch.
no because cornstarch is sweet and flour is sour. I believe you use about half the amount of cornstarch when subsituting for flour.
1 Tablespoon Cornstarch = 2 Tablespoons flour
One Tablespoon of cornstarch per cup of milk.
If your recipe calls for cornstarch but you do not have any on hand, you can easily use flour. If the recipe calls for 1 tbsp. of cornstarch, use 2 tbsp. of all-purpose flour.
Arrowroot is a good replacement. I get mine at www.penzeys.com
No, cornstarch is a different product all together than corn flour. Corn flour is called Cornmeal in the U.S.
All-purpose flour can be used as a substitute for cornstarch.
it is kind of like flour and even looks like flour.
= Cornstarch Substitute = For 1 tablespoon cornstarch, substitute 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour; OR 1 tablespoon potato flour or rice flour; OR 4 teaspoons quick cooking tapioca; OR 2 teaspoons arrowroot.
For thickening soups, stews, and gravies, you can use flour instead of cornstarch.