white corn meal

White corn meal brings a mild corn flavour and a fine, pale grain to baking and everyday cooking. white corn meal is milled from white maize; depending on how finely it is ground, it can be used for cornbread, porridge, batters or as a thickener. By our assessment, it is a straightforward pantry ingredient whose usefulness comes from its range, not from a strong flavour of its own. It behaves differently from wheat flour and does not provide the same gluten structure, so recipes may need to be designed for cornmeal or combined with other flours. Compared with yellow cornmeal, the white version usually gives a less pronounced colour and a gentler corn note, though grind and processing matter too. Keep it dry and sealed to protect its texture and freshness. The finished dish will vary most with the grind and the recipe’s balance of liquid and meal.