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Depends on the type of bread. When making cornbread, that's what gives it the taste. If substituting some cornmeal for all-purpose flour in a recipe, it's to give it additional nutrients, because all-purpose, while able to be added to everything, has very little nutrients of it's own.

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What is a Bread made of cornmeal?

Cornpone


Fried cornmeal bread in colonial times?

cornbread


Is cornbread a grain?

No it is not. Cornbread is a type of bread that is made from cornmeal which is made from corn that is a grain. No it is not. Cornbread is a type of bread that is made from cornmeal which is made from corn that is a grain.


What is the meaning of the word Pone?

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No because the texture is totally different. Cornmeal is more grainy.


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What is a substitute for sprinkling cornmeal on a bread pan?

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What is rye'n'injun bread?

Rye 'n' Injun bread is a course brown bread made with rye and cornmeal. An early precurser to Boston Brown Bread where rye and cornmeal were mixed to make a substitute for wheat flour. Locally available sweetners were often added to sweeten and help bind the bread. It was then steamed instead of baked in the tradition of an English pudding.


What can you use to substitute cornmeal in corn bread recipes?

Just to clarify (because previous answer was incorrect): You do not use CORNMEAL to thicken with. You use CORNFLOUR.If you do not have cornmeal then you can substitute POLENTA, which is nothing more than a coarser-ground cornmeal, more or less. You can stick it in a blender or food processor to make it more finely-ground if you wish but it isn't necessary. It really depends on what you're using it for.


Substitute for cornmeal in fish batter?

Bread crumbs, cracker crumbs or crushed corn flakes.


What can you use to bread veggies if you have no flour?

Breadcrumbs, cornmeal, crushed crackers or cereals--all of those would work.


Are cornmeal mush and polenta the same?

Yes, polenta is made from crushed dry corn just like cornmeal. In fact you can use cornmeal to cook homemade polenta if you don't have official polenta. I use it all the time. The only difference I've ever noticed is that cornmeal is often ground finer than polenta. If you get course ground cornmeal it's the same thing.