About Gluten (Vital Wheat Gluten)
Vital wheat gluten is a fantastic natural protein source found in wheat and 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. It has very little starch content and is a fantastic ingredient to make dough very elasticated, resulting in perfect bakes time and time again.
Vital wheat gluten is great for bread making particularly for regular flour replacements that have a low gluten content, 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 online 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.
Gluten flour can also be used to develop Seitan - a fantastic meat alternative for vegans and vegetarians. Once seitan has been made it is extremely versatile and can be made into anything - think sausages and burgers or even 'meat' loaf!
- An indispensable ingredient for making bread, cakes, tarts and pastries
- A natural and very effective raising agent, helping your bread to fill out perfectly and evenly. Especially useful for baking with whole wheat grains and ‘alternative’ flours
- Great for binding ingredients together
- Great for ensuring any recipes with lots of seeds, nuts or fruit stay firmly held together
- Use wheat gluten to make Seitan – a simple and easy to make tasty vegetarian meat substitute - Try our vegan seitan wellington recipe and vegan sausages!
- Recommended use is 1 tablespoon for every 2 cups of flour
Buy vital wheat gluten online in a range of sizes including bulk options depending on your requirements. We are one of the leading UK suppliers of whole foods. If you like organic whole foods, shop our organic vital wheat gluten.
