I'm making a hot chocolate recepie and one of the ingredients is CornFlour.

I've run out but I can't get to a big supermarket at the moment and my local co-op doesn't seem to stock it, does anyone else know what I could use instead? I was thinking plain flour but it would change the taste of it.

Forget that until tomorrow and go and buy some.

Have you asked in the co-op as its quite a common ingredient - perhaps its shelved with the sauces instead of cake ingredients? The only alternative I can think of would be rice flour - and thats even less likely to be in a small co-op

Just a guess here, peel some almonds and grind them down, this should give you a little thickening and give the drink a nutty almond flavour. (Warning - may contain nuts)

Arrowroot, although I doubt that the Co-op will stock it if they don't have cornflour.

What about custard powder, it is nearly all cornflour and might add an interesting taste.
Last edited by Evilclive : 19-02-2013 at 14:08

I was going to suggest that, it's only got a flavouring in it, and I'm sure the Co-op will stock it.

I find this a problem when I'm staying in Turkey - their corn flour is usually yellow as in cornmeal.

Don't start me on chickpea flour ( gram flour) they have chickpeas in abundance too - but never heard of the flour.
Another kilo to pay in excess baggage.

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Gram flour's easily available, it's the batter used to coat bhaji's and pakora's.

http://www.tesco.com/groceries/Produ.../?id=262372630

Oh, I've no problem buying it here it's in Turkey when I'm staying there - tons of chickpeas everywhere but none in the form of 'flour'. I wonder if I could blitz some cooked/dried peas? Only I find it a pain with luggage allowance & half/1 kilo going on flour. I might have to find a small, sealed pack to take out. As you say Tesco & a local Asian store sells it cheap & in abundance.

Seems to be pretty straight forward

http://www.whats4eats.com/blogs/chef...chickpea-flour

Aww thanks! Doh, I normally google everything - didn't this time.


Thanks very much - I'll be transformed as I love ( as a veggie) ' Gold Coin Curry by Anjum Anand.

Thanks again.

I saw some arrowroot (Dr Oetker) in Asda today, next to the baking stuff.

anyway, why is wheat flour not an acceptable substitute for cornflour?

Cornflour tastes nicer in sweet dishes. Though I tend to use it for all sauces sweet or savoury.
I find it easier to get a smooth paste with too so less lumps in the final sauce.