Title: Gluten Chops
Categories: Bread Vegetarian Vegan Meat
Yield: 1 Batch

4	c	Flour; whole grain or unbleached
1 1/2	c	Warm water ; or more
1/4	c	Vegetable oil
1	md	Onion; sliced
1		Egg; optional
		Rice flour; or potato flour
1	cn	Soup; tomato, mushroom or celery

Gluten is made by washing the starch from high protein flour. It is found in its highest concentration in wheat.

Make and knead a stiff dough of the flour and water. Roll it into a ball and submerge in water for 2 hr. Then, keeping the ball underwater, work the starch out of it by kneading. At intervals, pour off the starchy water. Recover with water and repeat until the water runs clear.

Make a loaf and slice in 1/2" strips. Add the oil and onion to a large pot and fry the onion. Add the gluten strips and cover with boiling water. Simmer, covered, for 1 hr and drain. At this point the gluten can be stored refrigerated til needed.

Dip strips in egg and rice/potato flour and fry.

Or casserole in condensed soup or a sauce and heat 20 min in a 350 oven. Serve as a meat substitute.

From the Joy of Cooking. Posted [untested] by Jim Weller

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