If you are looking for more flavor, blue or red flour corn varieties are your best bets. True to its name, flour corn is among the easiest types to dry and grind into corn flour.

The product is available on Masienda’s website in 2.2-pound bags of blue, yellow, white, and red corn flour. The blue, yellow, and white masa versions are currently available on Amazon as well.

Just before serving, heat 1 to 2 tablespoons butter or olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Pour in 2 tablespoons batter for each pancake, to make 2 1/2 - to 3-inch pancakes.

Corn flour. Not to be confused with corn starch, ... Yellow and white are very common (the white variety is usually sold as masa harina), and you can buy red and blue corn flours as well.

Corn flour, the superfine relative of cornmeal, is available at specialty markets, health food stores and online from retailers such as Bob’s Red Mill. Check Indian markets as well.

Sift the ground corn to remove most of the finer flour (use it for cornbread, etc.). To remove some of the red bran material, first place the ground corn into a tall, narrow bowl and pour water ...