Corn Flour
- Aksoy's HIGH Quality Corn Flour
- Our NEW resealable pouch for longer freshness and Quality.
- Easy to digest, contains antioxidants and a rich source of many vitamins and minerals
- Produced to the Highest Standards
- Suitable for Vegans and Vegetarians
What is Corn Flour?
Corn flour is a type of flour that's milled from dried whole corn kernels. It contains the hull, germ, and endosperm of the corn and is considered a whole grain flour. Corn flour is usually yellow, but it can also be white or blue depending on the variety of corn it uses. The texture is fine and smooth, similar to whole wheat flour.
Corn flour and Lemon Cake with Almond
First: Preparing
- Pre-heat the oven to 325º F / 160º C / Gas 3 with rack in the middle.
- Zest both lemons and juice only one lemon.
- Sift together Aksoy corn flour, almond flour, Aksoy baking powder and salt and set aside.
- In an electric mixer, fitted with a paddle attachment, beat the sugar with the lemon zest for 1 minute to release the flavour and oils of the lemon zest.
- Add the butter and beat for another 8 minutes until light and fluffy.
- Scrape down the sides of the bowl and add the eggs, one at a time, beating 2 minutes between each addition.
- Add the lemon juice of one of the lemons and beat to incorporate.
- Fold in by hand, with a rubber spatula, the flour mixture, in three parts, mixing as little as possible.
Second: Baking
- Grease a 9 inch / 22cm diameter pan. Line the bottom with grease proof paper and grease the paper with butter. Dust the bottom and sides with fine corn flour, tapping out any excess flour.
- Pour the cake mixture in the pan and bake until cooked and golden brown. Use a toothpick or cake tester and insert in the centre of the cake - when it comes out clean, the cake should be done.
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Allow the cake to cool in the pan for 5 minutes on a cooling rack. Remove the pan and the greaseproof paper and cool completely on a cooling rack.
Serve dusted with Icing sugar.
Ingredients:
- Aksoy Corn Flour - 3/4 cup (115 g)
- 1 cup plus 2 tbsp (225 g) sugar
- 2 medium lemons - zest + juice of 1
- 1/2 cup (110 g) butter at room temperature
- 3 eggs L - at room temperature
- 2 1/2 cups (225 g) almond flour (finely ground blanched almonds)
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 pinch salt, Icing sugar for decoration
Cornmeal vs. Corn Flour
While cornmeal and corn flour are both made from milled, dried corn, they differ in texture completely. Cornmeal feels gritty, while corn flour is fine and smooth. The degree of milling determines the texture of the flour: corn flour is finely ground, while cornmeal is coarsely ground.
How To Make Corn Flour Bread
Ingredients
Aksoy Corn Flour
- Aksoy Baking Powder
- Sunflower Oil
- Almond Milk
- Gluten Free All-Purpose Flour (lighter flours/starches)
- White granulated sugar
- Eggs
- Salt
Directions
First: Prepering
Preheat the oven to 350F/180C and grease an 8″ x 4″ metal loaf pan.
In a large bowl, whisk Aksoy corn flour, gluten-free all-purpose flour, sugar, Aksoy baking powder and salt together until combined.
Add the beaten eggs, almond milk, and vegetable oil, and whisk until you get a homogeneous pale yellow batter
Second: Baking
Pour the batter into the previously-greased loaf pan.
Bake for 50 minutes to 1 hour until golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
Allow loaf to cool for at least 10 minutes in the pan before removing it and allowing it to finish cooling on a wire rack.
Aksoy Corn Starch vs. Aksoy Corn Flour
Corn starch and corn flour, while both derived from corn, have different appearances, textures, and purposes. Cornstarch is a white, chalky powder that's used as a thickener for sauces and stews. Unlike corn flour, which is made from whole kernels, cornstarch is made from the endosperm of the corn kernel. The starches inside the endosperm are removed, rinsed, dried, and milled into a fine powder
 |  |  |  |  |  | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corn Flour | Corn Starch | Baking Powder | Corn Flour | Baking Soda | Popcorn | |
| Weight | 1.25KG | 1.25KG | 1KG | 1KG | 1.8KG | 1.25KG |
| Gluten-Free | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Allergen | Packed on a site which handles nuts, gluten, sesame and soya. | Packed on a site which handles nuts, gluten, sesame and soya. | Packed on a site which handles nuts, gluten, sesame and soya. | Packed on a site which handles nuts, gluten, sesame and soya. | Packed on a site which handles nuts, gluten, sesame and soya. | Packed on a site which handles nuts, gluten, sesame and soya. |
| Vegan & Veggie | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |