On 12 Jan 2007 00:58:33 -0800, "
> wrote:

>
>Serene wrote:
>> Seitan salami, to be precise. It really is very silly to make meat
>> substitutes -- you don't have to tell me that. Still, I kind of like
>> silly food, so it works fine for me.
>>
>> Pics are at
>> http://pics.livejournal.com/sereneco...001s3qx?page=1
>>
>> Serene
>>
>
>What did you make it from? Gluten powder?

Yeah. Here, it's usually called "vital wheat gluten", and I buy it
from the bulk bins.

>I once made seitan from
>scratch using plain flour. It was too much work for too little result
>for me to ever do again.

I used to do it that way, too. I didn't mind the work, as it was just
part of my hippy-commune way, but these days I'd rather do it this
way. It's still MUCH cheaper than store-bought seitan, and I like it.

Serene
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