Today everyone knows everything with corn, but only a few peoples knew about it, because this "queen of the fields" in Europe grew only thanks to Columbus.
Corn is used in different ways, so do not eatonly the grains in pickled or cooked form, but also brew her stigma as a medicine. Also there is corn oil, no less useful than olive oil due to the content of polyunsaturated fatty acids. In Georgia, Moldova and the USA, corn is produced from flour and used sometimes even more often than wheat flour.
What properties does cornmeal have?
Such flour has a yellowish color and loosens worse than wheat, so it is suitable to pour cakes for baking. Buns and lush bread from it will not work.
As part of her a lot of fiber and trace elements(calcium, phosphorus, magnesium and copper). Therefore, corn flour is often present in the diet of those who lose weight. Despite the low caloric content, the dishes from it are quite satisfying.
Eating corn has a beneficial effect on the stomach and intestines, it stops diarrhea. It is useful to eat it and those who have impaired metabolism and increased the level of cholesterol in the blood.
В американских журналах можно найти информацию о The fact that cornmeal is useful not only for people suffering from cardiovascular disease, but also for those with anemia, dyskinesia of the bile ducts. Corn prevents aging of the body and strengthens the teeth.
With regular use of this cereal in the food, there is an improvement in the color of the face.
It is worth remembering about corn stigmas, which we most often throw out, they are brewed in the form of tea and help to improve the outflow of bile, in addition have a slight diuretic effect.
Dishes from corn flour
Most of all fans of such flour live inMoldova, Georgia and America. For the Moldovan people this product is bread, porridge, and dessert. Although in Romania, and Italy to the yellow cobs are also treated with respect. In addition to the usual hominy you can cook many more delicacies from such flour.
Fritters from corn flour
Cooking method:
The corn flour (200 g) and cottage cheese (400 g) are poured into the bowl, mixed, and then milk (about a glass), salt and sugar are added to taste.
From the test you need to sculpt the balls with your hands, bonelessin flour, and then put them in a frying pan with butter and hand them, sprinkling with sesame seeds. Fry on either side for 6-8 minutes. Adding more milk makes the dough softer, and pancakes - more airy.
Coriander corn flour
Cooking method:
A lobster from 20 g of yeast, 250 gwheat flour and 1 glass of milk. Then separately prepare another dough from corn flour (1 kg), 1 egg, sugar (100 g), butter (100 g) and a pinch of salt. Then the dough obtained is kneaded carefully with opar, laid out on a baking tray, oiled, with a layer (1.5 cm) and left in a warm place for a while to rise. On top of the dough you can lay out the jam from the jam at a certain distance from each other.
After baking until golden color, the cake is cut into squares with a plum in the center and sprinkled with sugar. You can serve to the table in a warm form.
Wheat corn flakes
Cooking method:
Mix the opara from 30 g of yeast, 100 mlwarm milk, 50 grams of sugar and 600 grams of flour (corn flour and wheat in half). The mixture is left for half an hour in a warm place, then it is added milk (200 ml), powdered sugar (100 g), butter (120 g). The mixed dough is left in a warm place for 45 minutes, then mixed and then left again. After the second ascent, it is divided into 4 parts.
Each part is further divided into 3 balls, whichthen roll into 3 bundles. They connect together and braid in the form of a braid. Do not weave tight. Then you need to put "spit" on a baking sheet, oiled, sprinkle with walnuts and sugar.
It turns out not only very beautiful, but also delicious!
