Homemade Gluten Or Seitan - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    2 cups gluten flour
    1 teaspoon garlic powder
    1 teaspoon ground ginger
    1 1/4 cups water or 1 1/4 cups vegetable stock
    3 3 tablespoons Braggs liquid aminos or 3 tablespoons soy sauce
    1 -3 teaspoon toasted sesame oil (optional)
    Broth
    4 cups water
    1/4 cup tamari or 1/4 cup soy sauce
    3 inches piece kombu seaweed, dried
    3 -4 slices fresh ginger (optional)
Preparation
    Basic recipe for Gluten:
    Add garlic powder and ginger to flour and stir. Mix liquids together and add to flour mixture all at once. Mix vigorously with a fork. When it forms a stiff dough, knead it 10 to 15 times.
    Let the dough rest 2 to 5 minutes, then knead it a few more times. Let it rest another 15 minutes before proceeding.
    Cut gluten into 6 to 8 pieces and stretch into thin cutlets. Simmer in broth for 30 to 60 minutes.
    Broth:
    Combine all ingredients in a large saucepan. Bring broth to a boil. Add cutlets one at a time. Reduce heat to barely simmer when saucepan is covered. Seitan may be used, refrigerated, or frozen at this point.

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