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Coating flour in oil

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I read a post in a cooking forum that said that if you coat flour in oil before you use it, it makes the flour Gluten Free because the oil keeps the gluten from forming together. This sounds like complete hogwash to me! But, Im very new to the gluten-free lifestyle. Just want to confirm my suspicions before I respond. 

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Russ H Community Regular
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This is totally false. Gluten is the name for the protein found in wheat, barley and rye flour. When wheat flour is worked into dough, it is the gluten that makes it stretchy and elastic. Adding oil may alter the properties of the flour when it is worked, but it won't affect the actual gluten content.

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That's what I thought. 

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I agree with @Russ H, and this is a very old rumor that used to be more common back when I was diagnosed. People used to claim that the heat from deep frying gluten would degrade the gluten and make it harmless, but modern gluten testing has put this rumor to rest--the harmful components of gluten do not degrade, unfortunately, when heated--not even in a deep fryer.

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