Cornstarch vs. flour in pudding?
Lenona
"Pudding" in the American sense of the word, that is.
I tried a simple, eggless chocolate pudding cooked with flour and it
seemed to work just as well as cornstarch. Since flour is cheaper,
what's the advantage of cornstarch?
However, vanilla pudding (the same recipe, minus the cocoa) always
burns no matter how careful I am, so I assume using flour wouldn't
help.
Lenona.
Dave Smith
If you are stirring constantly over a low heat you should not have a
problem with burning. For the amount of corn starch used I can't see
price being a concern. It's not that expensive.
Dimitri
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Read here: http://www.foodsubs.com/ThickenStarch.html
Flour will leave a starchy taste (unless cooked for an extended period) and
an opaque result, corn starch does not have the starchy taste and the
thickened product is clearer than using flour - also the "sheen' appearance
is different.
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Dimitri
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RegForte
>
> "Lenona" <leno...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:4cd70b97-fd2e-4d74...@1g2000vbm.googlegroups.com...
>>
>> "Pudding" in the American sense of the word, that is.
>>
>> I tried a simple, eggless chocolate pudding cooked with flour and it
>> seemed to work just as well as cornstarch. Since flour is cheaper,
>> what's the advantage of cornstarch?
>>
>> However, vanilla pudding (the same recipe, minus the cocoa) always
>> burns no matter how careful I am, so I assume using flour wouldn't
>> help.
>>
>
> Read here: http://www.foodsubs.com/ThickenStarch.html
>
> Flour will leave a starchy taste (unless cooked for an extended period)
> and an opaque result, corn starch does not have the starchy taste and
> the thickened product is clearer than using flour - also the "sheen'
> appearance is different.
>
>
You're on the right track, but I would add that
your standard pastry cream recipe is flour thickened
and I've never detected a starchy taste to it after all
the many times I've made it. I'd even say I like it better
than corn starch thickened preparations. This is one
of the many cases where tasting trumps reading.
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Reg
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