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Cornstarch may not be the most exciting ingredient, but it's utterly essential in so many recipes — from thickening stir-fries to keeping a cheesecake creamy and baking up a fruit pie. So there’s ...

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Women's Health may earn commission from the links on this page, but we only feature products we believe in. Why Trust Us? Cornstarch is kind of the ugly duckling of pantry ingredients. Even though it ...

Embarking on new cooking and baking projects can be a treat, but it's easy to get caught up in the initial steps of an exciting new recipe and then realize that you don't quite have all the ...

If you've been baking more than usual lately, you're not alone. Many times a tempting new recipe will call for all-purpose flour or even a unique flour that you'll only use once, like bread or cake ...

The first option for cornstarch substitute is arrowroot. Arrowroot is a starchy type of flour made from the roots of the Maranta genus of plants that are found in the tropics. To make this flour, the ...

Embarking on new cooking and baking projects can be a treat, but it's easy to get caught up in the initial steps of an exciting new recipe and then realize that you don't quite have all the ...