Colin Spencer

Homemade Seitan

Preparation info
  • This recipe makes

    225

    g of gluten.
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
The New Vegetarian
The New Vegetarian

By Colin Spencer

Published 1986

  • About

Eat it as a cocktail snack, or use like tofu - stir-fried with vegetables. It is a fascinating experience to make seitan dough and see it change its appearance as the starch is washed away.

Ingredients

  • 450 g/1 lb strong white/all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons <

Method

Mix all the ingredients together to make a dough and knead well for 5 minutes. Fill a large bowl with cold water and mix in 2 more teaspoons salt. Immerse the dough in this wate