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Default Flour vs. cornstarch?


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> If, as I'm assuming, cornstarch is more fattening, is it still somehow
> better than flour to use in, say, chocolate pudding? Why?
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Not sure it's more fattening but you wouldn't want the taste of flour in a
chocolate pudding! Flour is better for things like gravy, IMO that you
might reheat. Cornstarch can break down when you reheat.