Urban Platter potato starch potato starch is made from the dried starch component of peeled potatoes. It has no potato flavour so works well in most recipes. As part of the starch component of a gluten free flour blend potato starch lends a light fluffy texture to baked goods. It is also a great thickener in gravies sauces and even in custards and puddings which typically use corn-starch. If you use potato starch as a thickener in a gravy or sauce here's a useful tip unlike corn-starch a liquid thickened with potato starch should never be boiled. The potato starch loses its ability to thicken once boiled.
