About Gluten (Vital Wheat Gluten)
Vital wheat gluten is a fantastic natural protein source found in wheat. It is a powerful flour that is almost pure gluten. It is made from wheat flour that has had the gluten activated during a dehydrating process, which removes all other ingredients except the gluten. Wheat gluten as it is sometimes referred to has very little starch content and a fantastic way of making dough very elasticated, resulting in perfect bakes time and time again.
Vital wheat gluten is great for bread making particularly for flour replacements such as rye as it helps to increase the gluten content of the bake. It is equally as delicious used in muffins, cakes and other bakes such as tarts and pastries where you are working with yeast ingredients. You can buy vital wheat gluten and start experimenting with homemade loaves of bread to accompany a warming bowl of soup for a tasty, nutritious and comforting meal for all the family.
- An indispensable ally for making bread, cakes, tarts, pastries and desserts of all kinds
- A natural and very effective raising agent, helping your bread fill out perfectly and evenly. Especially useful for baking with whole wheat grains and ‘alternative’ flours
- Binds practically anything to anything else (food wise!)
- Great for ensuring any recipes with lots of seeds, nuts or fruit stay firmly held together
- Use it to make Seitan – a simple and easy to make tasty vegetarian meat substitute
- Recommended use is 1 tablespoon for every 2 cups of flour
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