What materials are gluten made of? How to choose gluten

Gluten is a kind of colloidal mixed protein unique to wheat flour, which is composed of gliadin and glutenin. Add appropriate amount of water and a little salt to the flour, stir well to form dough, and then wash it repeatedly with clean water to wash away all the active powder and other impurities in the dough. The remaining is gluten. How to choose gluten? Do you know?

Contents of this article

1. What materials are gluten made of?

2. How to choose gluten

3. How long does it take to cook water gluten?

What material is gluten made of?

Use flour to make gluten. Add appropriate amount of water and a little salt to the flour, stir well to form a dough, then wash it repeatedly with clean water to wash away all the starch and other impurities in the dough, and the remaining is gluten. Gluten is a colloidal mixed protein unique to wheat flour, composed of glutenin and glutenin. Add appropriate amount of water and a little salt to the flour, stir well to form a dough, then wash it repeatedly with clean water to wash away all the active powder and other impurities in the dough, and the remaining is gluten.

How to choose gluten

First, look at the color: take the gluten and observe it directly under scattered light. High-quality gluten is white in color. Fried (fried) gluten is yellow. The color of poor-quality gluten becomes darker accordingly. Inferior gluten is grayish in color, and fried (fried) gluten is dark yellow or brownish yellow.

The second is to look at the tissue state: first take a sample and observe it directly, then cut it with a knife and observe it again, and finally press it with your fingers to feel its elasticity and whether it is sticky. High-quality gluten has a spherical tissue state, uniform size, elasticity, honeycomb texture, non-sticky, and no impurities. Poor quality gluten has poor elasticity, non-sticky, and uneven size. Inferior quality gluten has no elasticity, sticks to the touch, and has impurities.

How long does it take to cook water gluten?

About 20 minutes.

When boiling water gluten, you should pay attention to soak the surface in water for a while first, then take it out after soaking, cut it into slices or pieces. Of course, you can also make some gluten foods, and then put it in another pot, add water, and boil it over high heat. After boiling, use low heat to slow cook. It takes about 20 minutes. You can taste it after it is cooked. During the cooking process, you must control the fire and the time.