On Sun, 12 Oct 2014 14:11:49 -0700 (PDT), Kalmia
> wrote:

> Have you ever run into a cookie recipe calling for cornstarch? Someone in another forum asked what she could substitute, as she had no cornstarch on hand. What would one substitute? What purpose would the cornstarch serve in a cookie dough?
>
A better question would be why is she using that recipe and what
powdery substance does she have on hand, fairy dust? I think the best
1:1 substitution would probably be rice flour (Machiko is a well known
brand)... but I doubt she'd have that if she doesn't have cornstarch.

> I can't imagine not having cornstarch on hand, but then again, I'm the only idiot here who stocks tomato paste.

I'm with you on the cornstarch and will join your tomato paste team
because I have at least 4 cans of it in the cupboard.


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