Gluten question Help! Chick pea patties

[Guest guest]

It's also called *seitan*. It's basically the gluten from wheat (it's what

helps dough to rise). You can find it at health food stores. I don't know if

you have a Safeway near you, but I do know they sell it in mine where they

keep the health food stuff.

 

On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 6:05 AM, Pam <recipegirl wrote:

 

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> Hi all,

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> for this recipe it mentions -

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> 1/2 c. vital wheat gluten

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> What is this and where do I buy it?

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> Thanks,

> Pam

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[Guest guest]

I buy it at Wal-Mart in the baking aisle......Hodgson Mill's Vital Wheat

Gluten.

Nancy C.

East Texas

 

 

 

Hi all,

 

for this recipe it mentions -

 

1/2 c. vital wheat gluten

 

What is this and where do I buy it?

 

Thanks,

Pam

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

It depends where you are, Pam. Here in the UK it is called Gluten Powder and

does not seem to be readily available. I eventually found it online at

www.flourbin.com. There was a minimum charge and very high postage costs so

it worked out very expensive. I used it to make the chickpea patties from

Veganomicon which everyone had been raving about. I thought it added an

interesting chewiness to the texture but I'm not sure if I would go to the

bother and expense of buying it again. I believe that it is more easily

available in North America where it is sometimes used in breadmaking. Over

here extra strong flour is used as bread flour and gluten is not necessary.

 

Christie

 

 

 

 

On Behalf Of Pam

27 January 2010 11:05

 

[veg_grp] Gluten question Help! Re: Chick pea patties

 

 

 

 

 

Hi all,

 

for this recipe it mentions -

 

1/2 c. vital wheat gluten

 

What is this and where do I buy it?

 

Thanks,

Pam

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Thank you all for providing at least 3 places I can find it. 

 

To Christie, do you think if I bought bread flour here in the States for say a

bread machine it would have the extra heaviness to it and would not have to buy

the seitan?

 

Thanks again so much.  I've been vegetarian for many years, but I am still

learning so many things from this group.  Recipes I never thought about trying

to make.  It's been wonderful to learn so many new things.

 

Pam