Substitute Cornstarch for Potato starch
What potato starch does in a recipe: Fine, gluten-free starch that holds water in GF baking.
Cornstarch
per 1 Tbsp potato starch
US1 Tbsp (1:1)
Metric8 g
Pantry stapleBaking-safe ✓Alcohol-freeDairy-freeEgg-freeFish-freeGluten-freeNut-freePeanut-freeShellfish-freeSoy-freeVegan
Equally thick; don't boil hard or it thins.
What changes: Thins if boiled hard
More options: all 2 Potato starch substitutes
Common questions
- What is the ratio for substituting Cornstarch for Potato starch?
- per 1 Tbsp potato starch — US: 1 Tbsp (1:1). Metric: 8 g.
- Why does Cornstarch work as a Potato starch substitute?
- Equally thick; don't boil hard or it thins.
- What changes when you use Cornstarch instead of Potato starch?
- Thins if boiled hard
Kitchen Substitute for iPhone — the whole substitution guide, offline, two taps away.
$0.99 once · no ads · no account · free content updates forever.
Get it on the App Store