Cornmeal
Cornmeal
is ground up corn. It is not to be confused with
cornstarch or corn masa. Both cornstarch and finely-ground
cornmeal are sometimes called corn flour; this is thus a
bad term to use.
Cornmeal is commonly used
to keep baked goods from sticking, though it is not used
on sweets. It would be used for pizza or bread.
Cornmeal can be applied
to wet items, drying them off so that batter will stick.
This is commonly done for deep-fat frying. When a recipe
uses cornmeal in this way, you can often substitute flour
or cornstarch.
Cornmeal is commonly used
in batter for deep-fat frying.
Cornmeal is an essential
ingredient for corn bread and corn muffins.
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