Has anyone experience with grinding dried sweetcorn? Yesterday I happened on some over the hill late season sweetcorn that was destined for chicken feed and thought that an experiment was in order. The kernels were cut from the cob and are now drying in a dehydrator. In retrospect I probably should have dried the whole ear and shelled it.
Will this work for making cornmeal or grits.
Thanks in advance.
Stu
are made from field corn, Grits from white field corn.
Sweet corn is usually eaten as a vegetable. Over ripe ears can also be made into creamed corn. But I don't see why sweetcorn wouldn't work as a flour once you get the kernels dry. You could soak them and make creamed corn from them, that will happen naturally after a good soaking, and bringing up to a soft boil. Might have to add more water as it thickens.
I just boiled up a pot of sweet corn ears myself and plan to cut it off the cob and knead into a bread dough. The cooked cob scrapings should behave more like gelatinised starch in the gluten matrix.
Let us know how it comes out. :)
http://www.garden.org/foodguide/browse/veggie/corn_harvesting/796
fine jam too!
I grind popcorn in my mill to make corn meal. Sadly it no longer pops:-)
I usually like to add fresh or frozen corn kernels to cornbread because they add a subtle sweetness that is somehow different than any refined sweetener. Am hoping to capture that with the dried. I will report on the results.
I like to substitute masa flour for the AP flour when I make cornbread. This gives a real strong corn flavor.
Good idea thanks for the tip.