Choosing a cornflour substitute is easy with my complete list of all the best substitutes you can swap out in any recipe. From breading, batter, and deep frying to baking fabulous biscuits, cornbreads, and more, this staple ingredient has readily available substitutions you can make on the fly.
1tablespoonself-rising flour(or 2 tablespoons for thickening sauces and soups)
Option 6 - Tapioca Flour
1tablespoontapioca flour
Option 7 - Masa Harina
1tablespoonmasa harina
Option 8 - Rice, Potato, Tapioca, or Kuzu Starch
1tablespoonrice, potato, tapioca, or kuzu starch
Option 9 - Guar Gum
⅜teaspoonguar gum
Option 10 - Sorghum Flour
1tablespoonsorghum flour
Option 11 - Ground Flaxseed
½tablespoonground flaxseed(plus water)
Option 12 - Arrowroot Powder
1tablespoonarrowroot powder
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Instructions
Option 1 - Cornstarch
Use cornstarch in a 1:1 ratio when substituting for corn flour. Do note, however, that you will still need to mix your cornstarch with cold water depending on the recipe.
Option 2 - Rice Flour
Use in a 2:1 ratio to cornflour, so twice as much rice flour.
Option 3 - Cornmeal
Replace cornflour with a 1:1 ratio of cornmeal.
Option 4 - Whole Wheat & All-Purpose Flour
Use both whole wheat flour and all-purpose flour in a 2:1 ratio, or twice as much as the amount of cornflour called for in a recipe.
Option 5 - Self-Rising Flour
To use self-rising flour as an alternative to cornflour, you'll need to double the amount of self-rising flour for thickening soups, sauces, pie fillings, etc. For breading fried foods, use self-rising flour in a 1:1 ratio.
Option 6 - Tapioca Flour
Use tapioca flour in equal parts to replace cornflour for thickening purposes.
Option 7 - Masa Harina
Typically I use masa harina in a 1:1 ratio for cornflour replacement, but you may need to experiment depending on the recipe.
Option 8 - Rice, Potato, Tapioca, or Kuzu Starch
Each of these cornflour substitutes can be used in a 1:1 ratio of equal amounts to the cornflour needed.
Option 9 - Guar Gum
You will need a much smaller amount of guar gum to substitute for cornflour in any recipe. Start with ⅛ the amount of cornflour called for(⅛th of a tablespoon = ⅜th of a teaspoon).
Option 10 - Sorghum Flour
Use sorghum flour as a 1:1 replacement for cornflour.
Option 11 - Ground Flaxseed
Mix ½ tablespoon of ground flaxseed with 2 tablespoons of water to substitute 1 tablespoon of cornflour.
Option 12 - Arrowroot Powder
Substitute for cornflour in a 1:1 ratio.
Notes
*All substitutions are for 1 tablespoon of cornflour.