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Home made Vegetarian sausages are chewy advice please

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jeanie99 Fri 27-Apr-18 10:57:06

I have just made these sausages from a recipe from the internet.
It's mainly mashed beans, wheaten flour, stock and flavouring.
The result
the mixture holds together well the taste is acceptable(I could work on this) but they are very chewy.
Anyone have any advice for making them less chewy.
I believe it is the flour which is causing it but not sure how to change the recipe.
If I used less flour added more beans and perhaps onions (instead of the powder) and or mushrooms would the mixture hold together do you think?
I have made sausages in the past but they haven't held together well, I didn't use the flour in the recipe.
Any suggestions or advice.

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Jalima1108 Fri 27-Apr-18 14:30:20

Do they need to be vegan?
If not, have you tried making Glamorgan sausages?

www.geniuskitchen.com/recipe/welsh-glamorgan-vegetarian-sausages-113400

Other recipes available.

If you want to stick to the beans, perhaps breadcrumbs would make them lighter than flour?

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jeanie99 Fri 27-Apr-18 14:40:46

I don't eat meat cheese or egg yolks, not Vegan I eat fish.
Lots of health issues but thanks for the reply much appreciated.

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Jalima1108 Fri 27-Apr-18 14:43:40

I've never made Glamorgan sausages but I know that DGD loves them - they're on the school lunch menu!

Perhaps trying breadcrumbs instead of the flour, which could be a bit dense and add a little oil to hold it all together?

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cavewoman Fri 27-Apr-18 15:00:31

Chopped mushrooms are a good stuffing along with lentils and fresh herbs.I'd definitely swap the flour for breadcrumbs.

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jeanie99 Sat 28-Apr-18 01:16:53

Thanks everyone for your suggestions, I have some ideas of what to try now.
I have just realised I hadn't considered the wheat flour on my blood sugar level when making the sausages. What an idiot I am I'm taking out the flour. Back to the drawing board.

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Red21 Wed 06-Jun-18 10:49:24

I am veggie, have you tried potatoes, I use sweet potato as it is not from the nightshade family, to replace the flour, not sure but if mashed first may give the binding texture to keep it all together.

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crystaltipps Wed 06-Jun-18 12:12:40

Homemade beanburgers nicer than sausages for veggies and vegans. Uses breadcrumbs, don’t fall apart and not chewy.

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