Flour as substitute for cornstarch?
#3820 - 03/23/03 10:58 AM
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I've never used cornstarch before--but I know you can use flour as a thickener. Will that work for Heather's Butternut Squash Fettucine? Thanks guys!
Ruchie
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It should...I'm not exactly sure if you'll need to use a bit more flour, though. And you might want to cook the sauce a little longer after you add the flour, so you don't have a "floury" taste. You could also use arrowroot powder if you can find it (same quantity as cornstarch).
- H
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Ruchie - I've never used flour to thicken because it'll lump under certain circumstances. Corn starch works great for me and it NEVER lumps. And, there's no taste from it as far as I can tell. My Mom never used flour to thicken and thus I don't either.
Just my 2 cents worth.
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Yeah, flour will lump if you're not careful. I thin it with liquid to make a slurry first, then I add that gradually to the simmering liquid in the pan and STIR constantly! That helps a lot.
For some reason I thought Ruchie was in Australia, and I think earlier posters in Oz couldn't find cornstarch.
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Heather - Ruchie's in NJ, my home state, near Cherry Hill I think. I think that's one reason we get on so well (and she's Jewish like me, too)!! Now there's three of us on the boards. Anybody else out there Jewish???????
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Heather and Sharon,
I'm SO SORRY for the confusion! I never posted where I'm from...I actually asked Sharon about NJ trying to find out about Cherry Hill. (My husband and I are planning on moving soon). For now I'm the east coast...again, sorry for the confusion! And, thanks for the responses!! 
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