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Wheat Gluten Confusion

"pedrothethird@qwest.net" <pedrothethird@qwest.net>
Mon, 13 Sep 2010 13:55:13 -0400
v110.n031.4
In response to Cindy's question concerning "Wheat Gluten"

Dear Seeker of Gluten,

That guy at Whole Foods apparently is not a baker. You were looking 
for "Vital Wheat Gluten" which is a far cry from gluten flour. Gluten 
flour is a flour with higher gluten content for making bagels. You 
need "vital wheat gluten" you can find it in almost any grocery store 
either by the flours or in the natural/organic sections. The most 
popular brand in my experience is Hodgson Mills. You can google it 
and find a pic. Basically VWG will help your bread keep its shape 
after baking versus rising nicely and then collapsing upon cutting. 
If you do facebook you may want to check out Danny Klecko and Kim 
Ode's Baking 101 group. I love this group and will never leave it, 
but the FB group is another wonderful resource. Enjoy.

Pedro