Recipes With Maize Flour
Got maize flour on hand? Here are 24 recipes you can make with it, ranked by how few extra ingredients they need — the simplest matches come first.
Jamaican Festival (Sweet Dumpling)
Side · Jamaican
Portuguese custard tarts
Dessert · Portuguese
Venezuelan Arepas
Side · Venezuela
Seri muka kuih
Dessert · Malaysian
Crema Catalana
Dessert · Spanish
Crispy Calamari
Seafood
Fish and Chips
Seafood
Pizza Dough
Vegan
Posho and Beans
Vegan
Kung Po Prawns
Seafood · Chinese
Kung Pao Chicken
Chicken · Chinese
Oxtail with broad beans
Beef · Jamaican
Sweet and Spicy Asian Chicken
Chicken
Knafeh
Dessert · Saudi Arabian
Fettucine alfredo
Pasta · Italian
Mbuzi Choma (Roasted Goat)
Goat · Kenyan
Peach & Blueberry Grunt
Dessert · United States
Purple sprouting broccoli tempura with nuoc cham
Miscellaneous · Vietnamese
Sarson ka Saag
Vegetarian · Indian
Beef and Oyster pie
Beef · British
Salt & pepper squid
Seafood · Vietnamese
Chipotle Fried Chicken
Chicken
Crispy Fish Sandwich
Vegetarian
Turkish lahmacun
Beef · Vietnamese
Pairs well with
Flour Sugar Eggs Garlic Onion Butter Chile Pepper Milk
Storing & using Maize Flour
Keep dry and sealed in the pantry — check that leaveners (baking powder/soda, yeast) are still active if they've been open a while. Out of Maize Flour? cornmeal is a common swap (1:1). Ground corn; coarseness varies by region.
Maize Flour recipe FAQs
What can I make with just maize flour?
Start with the simplest recipes above — most lean on flour or a few everyday staples alongside it.
What goes well with maize flour?
Flour, Sugar, Eggs, Garlic, Onion are the most common pairings in our recipes.
How do I find recipes for maize flour plus what else I have?
Use Cook with what you have (/pantry/) — add maize flour plus anything else in your kitchen, and recipes rank by how many you already own.