Does potato flour = potato starch?

Executive Member Joined: Sep 24 2009 Posts: 263

I've seen a few recipes that call for potato flour. Is that the same thing as potato starch, or is it something else? Thanks.

no, potato starch is the starch of the potato. Potato flour is the whole dehydrated potato made into flour.
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Executive Member Joined: Sep 24 2009 Posts: 263

Okay, so it occurred to me AFTER I posted this to do a search for potato flour in case anyone already asked this. I see they're the same. Thanks.

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Platinum Member Joined: Nov 17 2008 Posts: 5047

I think that if you're asking in terms of general Pesach recipes, then the same thing is meant.

There may be a technical difference in the terms as Liba states, but generally people giving over recipes don't differentiate and use both terms for the Pesach "potato starch" used in recipes.
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Executive Member Joined: Sep 24 2009 Posts: 263

Okay. I was looking at Pesach recipes. So now I have more recipes I can try Smile

Gold Member Joined: Feb 08 2012 Posts: 1039 Location: USA

Hi Op, I am a brit living in the states.
in the UK, it is called potato flour
in the US it is called potato starch - and as with everything else in the USA, it comes in packages about 5 times the size!
it is exactly the same!