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Our cooking dictionary includes over 2500 cooking ingredients and culinary terms.  Terms include a description, a picture, ingredient substitutions and equivalents as well as *nutritional facts. When possible we include links to recipes and "where to buy" and more information. *Nutritional data not available for every item.  Browse the dictionary by clicking on the alphabetical index or search using the search box below.

 
 
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Corn flour
masa harina, Maseca, harinilla

Corn flour
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Corn flour, or masa flour is made from dried corn which has been slaked (soaked in lime water). After the corn is soaked in the lime solution is it washed and the exterior hulls removed. The damp corn is then ground into fine flour. Masa is used for making corn tortilla as well as tamales, empandas as well as various other Latino foods. Corn flour can be made of either white, yellow or blue corn.

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masa.htm

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Ingredient Substitutions
Blue corn flour OR make your own, see recipes

Recipes
Blue Corn Tortillas
Masa (Tortilla, Tamale Dough)
Molasses and Oat Soda Bread

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