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Can you substitute cornflour for plain flour in a Tortilla wrap recipe?

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  • 05-06-2013 10:59am
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    GalwayGuy2
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    I read a recipe that said whole-wheat and all purpose flour. Was wondering if I could substitute cornflour?


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    the beer revolu
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    I would strongly suspect not - very different make up and texture.


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    Mugatuu
    Registered Users Posts: 535 ✭✭✭Mugatuu


    No I don't think it would work out! Cornflour is a completely different texture to ordinary flour. Cornflour is used for thickening sauces were as plain and wholemeal flour are generally for baking!


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    kylith
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    Cornflour is not the same as wheat flour. It might work, but then again it might be a waste of time and money.


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    greengold9999
    Registered Users Posts: 72 ✭✭greengold9999


    You can use a specific mexican cornflour called masa-harina which you can buy here - it is very different to what we call cornflour - makes for a very nice tortilla


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    Seaneh
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    What we call cornflour is actually just cornstarch, so no, you couldn't.


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    annamcmahon
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    greengold9999 wrote: »
    You can use a specific mexican cornflour called masa-harina which you can buy here - it is very different to what we call cornflour - makes for a very nice tortilla
    Would you have a recipe for this? I love corn tortilla


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    greengold9999
    Registered Users Posts: 72 ✭✭greengold9999


    I think this is as simple as it gets http://www.mexicoinmykitchen.com/2009/02/how-to-make-corn-tortillascomo-hacer.html but I must confess I recently have bought corn tortillas from the mexican stall at the market in Glasnevin on Saturdays - you can also order online from her - (http://www.mymexicanshop.ie/) btw she stocks the masa harina flour.


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    GalwayGuy2
    Registered Users Posts: 2,269 ✭✭✭GalwayGuy2


    oh well. Thanks for all the answers.


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