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Cornflakes

Also called corn flakes, breakfast flakes

Toasted flakes of milled corn, the breakfast cereal. In baking they add crunch to biscuits and crumb coatings.

Origin

United States, late 19th century; now made everywhere.

Flavour

Toasty, lightly sweet, malty.

How to use it

Crush lightly into biscuit dough, press onto chicken before baking, or stir into chocolate for no-bake slices.

Storage

Airtight pantry. They go soft in humid weather.

Recipes using it

Afghan biscuits
1 hr 5 min

Afghan biscuits

Afghans

Dense chocolate butter biscuits with crushed cornflakes for crunch, topped with chocolate icing and a walnut half.

Easy

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