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I cannot use oats as a binder in the veggie burgers. I am also gluten free. Can xanthan gum be substituted or would you recommend egg replacer as a binder? Or another GF grain?

Oats are gluten free. Many oats sold in the USA are contaminated with gluten because they are processed in the same factory as gluten containing grains. You can buy Certified 100% Gluten Free oats now.

http://www.bobsredmill.com/gluten-free-rolled-oats.html

The oats in the burger recipe are not just a binder but a main ingredient and I would not recommending using Xantham gum as a main ingredient in a recipe.

If you wanted, you could try any gluten free grain (buckwheat, corn, millet, quinoa, etc) as the binder but they may not work as well.

If Gluten is the issue, I would recommend using gluten free oats.

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Jeff

I failed to explain, that I cannot tolerate oats either. Many celiacs who are gluten intolerant also cannot tolerate the protein in oats which is very similar to gluten in wheat, rye and barley. I get the same symptoms from oats and gluten free oats that I get from gluten. I will try subbing a gluten free grain and use xanathan to bind it or ground flax and see if that works. Perhaps you can make a DVD of gluten and oat free fast food as well ?