[Beetroot Queen]

As above. Found a recipe but it uses almond meal

[mumofstig]

Usually fine polenta or cornmeal, but you'd lose a lot of taste....

[Beetroot Queen]

Its only too coat chicken so I think I may get away with it

Never heard of corn meal LOL i lead such a sheltered life. Is it a dry product like cous cous

[Mrs Bee]

It is a fine bright yellow powder, rather like a brighter coloured polenta.

[Beetroot Queen]

It is a fine bright yellow powder, rather like a brighter coloured polenta.

Thanks Mrs Bee next question which aisle does it belong in, so I dont have to ask some spotty teen who's never heard of it either lol

[mumofstig]

It's sort of like a wholemeal/less fine version of cornflour IYKWIM and it usually still looks a bit yellow colour, from the corn 

You want the medium grind, which is perfect to make Polenta, and sometimes that is what it's labelled as. For some reason the shops seem to charge more for stuff labelled polenta than they do for cornmeal 

In Trashco it's where the rice and semolina is, sometimes also where the foreign ingredients are.

[Beetroot Queen]

lovely thank you ladies  this is what my mother should be for, but seen as she cant even cook a chop without turning it to charcoal she is not the best person to ask.

No one ever taught me how to cook. It was chips, chips and more chips when we were kids, thats why I went to nans 6 days out of 7.  Her meals were predictable and basic bless her but at least we saw some veg ( cabbage, peas, carrots lol ) she was elderly thats what they ate.

[Mrs Bee]

Sounds like my mum and grandma. Grandmas's Sunday lunches and steak and kidney puds and pies were to die for. Although I am sure she would have approved of my tweaking with her recipe and replacing the stock with red wine.

I find my cornmeal in the ethnic food aisle in Morrisums. It is cheaper there too.

[Beetroot Queen]

Lovely thanks so much for helping me ........ All the time one day I will be the wise one NOT  I have a 5 pound voucher for morrisons too

[Mrs Bee]

With everything you go through you need some help my love.x

[snowdrops]

I'm sure you will but read the ingredients some polenta is wheat based as opposed to corn

[LotuSeed]

It also goes be the name "masa" or "masa harina". The brand I get is called MASECA. I find it in the international food aisle (with the Latin food). Bob's Red Mill makes it as well but I find that brand is much more expensive and you get a lot less. Here's a link (purely for informational purposes and for visual reference)  to the traditional kind

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B0000IJYK4/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?qid=1422028401&sr=8-2&pi=AC_SY200_QL40&dpPl=1&dpID=51L3r25ShEL&ref=plSrch

[mumofstig]

masa harina is slightly different, it's been treated with lime and is ground into flour, rather than being gritty.

I wonder if BQs children could have tortillas, or cornbread made from masa harina
http://food52.com/blog/7895-1-bag-of-masa-harina-5-dinners

[LotuSeed]

masa harina is slightly different, it's been treated with lime and is ground into flour, rather than being gritty.

I wonder if BQs children could have tortillas, or cornbread made from masa harina
http://food52.com/blog/7895-1-bag-of-masa-harina-5-dinners

It's certainly gluten free, but I don't know if it's been processed in an allergen free factory.

Just checked the bag of maseca I have. It's the "masa instantáneo de maíz" and says it's "instant corn dough flour" For some reason I kept thinking it had the texture of cornmeal, but I opened the bag and I looks and feels like regular flour. Maseca's website has a bunch of recipes that might be worth a look too

Here's one for churros you could substitute the eggs for ener-G egg replacer?

*Edited for clearer content*

[Beetroot Queen]

Florence can eat wheat based tortilla, Harry cant but I have found a recipe that calls for rice flour

As for the rest I need to research more.  been a bit manic this afternoon but I will have a look asap. Xx