Using wheat gluten to make wheat meat

I have been working with wheat meat recipes for about a year. I enjoy creating a recipe that has the highest amount of nutrition with lowest amount of calories. I use a small food processor to mix a recipe of this size. For a larger amount I use my Kitchenaid mixer.

This recipe variation I made last might. I do love the flavor of this vacon. I have been frying vacon for breakfast for a few weeks. The patty is delicious in a bun with mustard, lettuce, and tomato.

5-11-08 Bean-Rice Mix for Wheat Meat. I don't care for the word"seitan".
The dry ingredients go first into the processor:
½ cup wheat gluten
½ cup nutritional yeast
¼ cup oat bran
2 Tablespoons toasted masa(corn)
2 Tablespoons garbanzo flour
1 teaspoon onion powder
½ teaspoon sea salt
½ teaspoon garlic salt
Opt.-- ¼ teaspoon each of paprika, cumin, allspice, cardamom
Process to mix

In separate dish mix wet ingredients:
2 Tablespoons salty smoke*(liquid smoke mixed with saltwater or soy sauce)
1 Tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
2 Tablespoons tomato paste
2 -3 Tablespoons water
Should be about 1/3 cup liquid
Pour into processor with dry ingredients and pulse until mixed

Add
½ cup cooked millet or brown rice
½ cup cooked red kidney beans(soft but not mushy, as they will make dough too gooey)

I add these ingredients last as I like the bumpy bits in the patty. The texture is more like a beef burger.
Pulse process until dough is stiff . It will be sticky. Take out and knead the dough adding
2-3 Tablespoons whole wheat flour as needed. My processor is too small for me to add the flour. Knead until dough is stretchy like bread dough.

Form into roll and cut into 8 pieces. I cut roll into same size sections so as to be able to figure the calorie count. Each of these can be formed into a patty and fried like a burger. Fry about 2 min. on each side to brown and then turn as needed to finish cooking. It is not a precise method. I add peanut oil to help brown the patty and enhance flavor.

One of the 8 pieces can be cut into 4 smaller pieces and each piece rolled out to 1/8" thick strip to form "vacon"(bacon). If strip pulls apart roll and fold end to end to exercise the gluten. then roll out. Marinate strips in salty smoke(about 5 min.) before frying.

Fry the strips in lightly greased pan(I use a cast iron skillet), browning on each side. Then add a bit of oil to each strip and fry until crispy. Watch carefully as the oil will cause the vacon to burn. It is a matter of practice. I am still trying to get perfect vacon without burned spots.

I figured out the approximate calorie and protein count. It depends on how much oil you fry the patty or strips in. I use about a teaspoon for 8 strips or 2 patties.
 
Patty=160 calories, 12g. protein Strip=40 calories, 3 protein
Enjoy

This recipe is for your enjoyment only. It is not guaranteed.
See Gayleart.com for bean burger recipe.
*I use salty water as I am allergic to soy products. I get the hives. It is Another reason I make a lot of my own recipes.