What Is Potato starch and How Can I Use It?
If potato starch has turned up in a recipe or caught your eye at the store, here's what you need to use it with confidence and how to choose it, cook it, store it, what to substitute, and 25 recipes to try it in.
| In Chinese: | 马铃薯淀粉 | |
| British (UK) term: | Potato starch | |
| en français: | fécule | |
| en español: | almidón de patata |
Recipes using potato starch
There are 25 recipes that contain this ingredient.
Passover Chocolate Chip Cookies
Flourless Passover chocolate chip cookies made with matzo meal, cake meal, and potato starch. Kosher for Passover, gluten-free leaning, with crisp edges and chewy centers.
Norwegian Almond Cake
Another delicious cake recipe from my Norway friend: Here in Norway, the cake has both names, but the official name is success, cake!
Passover Citrus Sponge Roll
Passover-friendly sponge cake roll made with potato starch instead of flour, filled with a bright orange curd. A light, flourless citrus dessert perfect for the Seder table.
Passover Citrus Sponge Roll
Passover-friendly sponge cake roll made with potato starch instead of flour, filled with a bright orange curd. A light, flourless citrus dessert perfect for the Seder table.
Spicy Orange Ginger & Lemon Chicken Breast
Aromatic chicken breast with orange, lemon, and ginger in spicy apple cider sauce. Bright, zesty flavors ready in 30 minutes for weeknight elegance.
Pineapple/Nut Passover Sponge Cake
Passover sponge cake with pineapple juice concentrate, almonds, lemon and orange zest, made with potato starch and cake meal. Light, airy, and flour-free.
Chocolate Mousse Hazelnut Cake
Flourless hazelnut cake topped with coffee-laced chocolate mousse. Made with matzo meal and potato starch, this elegant dessert is naturally gluten-free friendly.
Passover Chocolate Fudge Torte
A kosher-for-Passover chocolate fudge torte: a flourless matzo-meal sponge layered with rich chocolate fudge frosting. Dairy-free and parve, rising on whipped egg whites instead of leavening.
Cocoa Cream Filled Sponge Cake
A flourless-style cocoa sponge cake made with cake meal, potato starch, and ground almonds. Split into three layers with strawberry preserves and topped with whipped cocoa cream. Passover-friendly.
Chocolate, Orange, & Honey Cake
Flourless orange sponge cake drenched in a bittersweet chocolate-honey-orange glaze. Made with matzo cake meal and potato starch for Passover.
Passover Chocolate Nut Torte
Flourless Passover chocolate almond torte with bittersweet chocolate, ground almonds, and a rich chocolate-butter icing. Kosher for Pesach with no wheat flour.
Pumpkin Cheesecake(Steamed)
This lemony pumpkin-flavored dessert is low-fat, airy, and souffle-like because it's made with only the beaten whites of the egg. The cake puffs in the steamer and then deflates slightly as it stands.
Passover Strawberry-Kiwi Sponge-Cake Roll
Passover sponge cake roll made with potato starch and matzo meal, filled with fresh strawberries, kiwi, and non-dairy whipped topping. Kosher for Pesach.
Passover Apple Cake
Passover apple cake made with matzo meal and potato starch instead of flour. A fluffy, flourless sponge layered with grated cinnamon apples and lemon.
Mandel Rolls
Mandel rolls (mandelbrot) made with cake meal, matzo meal, potato starch, and chopped nuts. Twice-baked Jewish biscotti that are crisp, cinnamon-spiced, and Passover-friendly.
Black Vinegar Pork
A healthier take on a traditional Chinese recipe, with no MSG or food colouring, which are often added to commercially made versions.
Viennese Chocolate Torte Passover
Viennese chocolate torte for Passover uses ground walnuts, cake meal, and potato starch in place of flour. A flourless-style torte split and filled with apricot-orange preserves and finished with a chocolate-orange glaze.
Israeli Upside Down Apple Cake
Israeli upside-down apple cake made with potato starch instead of flour, naturally gluten-free. Whole apples stuffed with walnuts and raisins bake in a caramel base topped with a light sponge.
Duck a L'Orange
Classic duck a l'orange roasted with sweet red wine and served with a glossy orange sauce made from fresh juice, honey, ginger, and orange sections. A French bistro showstopper you can absolutely pull off at home.
Banana Passover Sponge Cake
Banana Passover sponge cake made with cake meal and potato starch, lifted by seven whipped egg whites. A flourless angel-food-style cake for Passover dessert tables.
Cinnamon Pate (Cha Que)
This recipe is very tasty with an interesting texture. Unless you're a fan of hard work, use a food processor. The pate was originally pounded to the proper consistency in a mortar and pestle... It can be used all sorts of ways - made into balls for soup, sliced after cooking and added to lettuce or rice paper rolls, served with shrimp chips for munchies - whatever inspires you. The cinnamon flavor is discernible but not overpowering. I've actually made this recipe and found it to be a keeper.
Chocolate Chip Sponge Cake
A tall, airy Passover-friendly sponge cake studded with grated chocolate chips. Made with cake meal and potato starch instead of flour, this egg-leavened bundt cake rises on whipped whites alone.
Potato Muffins
Savory potato muffins with mashed potatoes, potato starch, Swiss cheese, and thyme. A fluffy, herb-scented savory muffin that uses leftover mashed potatoes in the batter.
