I ask because I have a small, 2-qt slow-cooker, a lot of vital wheat gluten, and a metric ton of homework (yay, last two and a half weeks of the semester! /sarcasm), so I really only have about thirty minutes in which to mix up the seitan and cook it. I've used my slow-cooker to make other meals, usually chili or soups, and I usually have a problem ( Read more... )

I can't get ready made seitan but I can get vital wheat gluten to make my own so I'm not really sure how it's meant to be- I've never ate meat either if that's what the texture is meant to be like. But mine's is always like eating chewing gum. It's really chewy and hard work. Is that right? or am I doing something a bit wrong ( Read more... )

I'm making my first seitan o'greatness today to celebrate the vital wheat gluten I found in the cupboards. As I was making it, I kept on thinking about Field Roast's (??) apple, potato and sage thing, and that adding some apples or other veggies could make an interesting addition. Has anybody else done that? What did you use? What were the results?

Hi, there are some entries in the memories about getting seitan meaty and chewy but I found them kind of confusing so I was wondering if we could raise the topic again ( Read more... )

Has anyone tried preparing seitan and freezing it BEFORE cooking ( Read more... )

Ok for thanksgiving I would like to take a rolled out piece of seitan and layer portabella mushrooms roll it up to a log shape and bake it. How ever I have never baked seitan (I always use the pressure cooker). Can any one give me tips on how to bake seitan (please I beg you ( Read more... )

Ok some how I can not seem to make seitan by boiling (always too tough and weird texture). However I had some pre made seitan from the heath food store and it was the best ever!!!!! Does any one have any tips or tricks on making seitan PLEASE?

I made this recipe last night :

Recipe courtesy of:
fat free vegan kitchen

Barbecued Seitan Ribz

1 cup vital wheat gluten
2 teaspoons smoked Spanish paprika
2 tablespoons nutritional yeast
2 teaspoons onion powder
1 teaspoon garlic powder
3/4 cup water
2 tablespoons tahini or other nut butter
1 teaspoon Liquid Smoke
1 tablespoon soy sauce
about 1 cup of your ( Read more... )

I tried to find an answer to this by searching tags and memories, but without success.

A couple of weeks ago, I made a batch of seitan using the recipe in Vegan With a Vengeance. I was pleased with the results and also surprised at how easy this was to make. The only problem was using it all up within the recommended time frame (I actually went ( Read more... )

okay, so i heart seitan like nobody's business. i make my own because i live with two boys who have big appetites, and because i love seitan. so i make it in big batches ( Read more... )