You can substitute the same amount of cornflour to cornstarch in your recipe. It is a good idea to always have cornflour on hand as you can easily add a tsp or two to a dish that has thickened like you’d like it to. It is also used in baking to give sponge cake a light fluffy texture.
Where to buy
You can find cornstarch, labelled as cornflour in most supermarkets.
White Wing’s cornflour is made from corn and is gluten-free.
Here is our favourite recipe featuring cornstarch.
What is cornstarch in Australia?
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Lottie Dalziel
Q: What is cornstarch?
A: Cornstarch is a popular thickener in recipes, in Australia, we know it best as cornflour. It helps thicken liquids like sauces, gravies, casseroles and soups.
Have you stumbled across a recipe that calls for cornstarch and you’re stuck in the supermarket trying to find it? Don’t worry, you're not alone it again is another ingredient that Australians have a unique name for.
In the US maize is used to make cornflour but in Australia, it is made from wheat which is why it often reads “wheaten cornflour”.