GF substitute for Bulgur?

[cruelshoes]

Someone at my work brought in a dish from Lebanon called Kibbeh. He served it with cucumber and tomato slices with yogurt on pita. It looked and smelled delicious, and i would like to try making some myself. The only problem is that it contains bulgur. What do you think would be the best GF substitute for bulgur? I was thinking maybe kasha or quinoa. Maybe steel cut oats?

Any ideas?
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[mrsppmrxky]

forgive my ignorance showing, but is that the one that has the look of steel cut oats or is it just a richer wheat flour?

If it is the groats, I would probably go with Kasha (buckwheat groats) and flax meal for a stronger taste.
Quinoa and oatmeal will not come close to the wheat taste.

If bulgur has a just the strong wheat taste, I might try mixing buckwheat four with a little flax meal. That should have a good strong nutty rich flavor.

Millet also has a strong flavor, so you might want to play around with that also.

Sorry that I can't be more help. I will love to know your testing results. I love the flat Mediterranean breads! I haven't tried to replicate those though.
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[lorka]

I would use quinoa or millet (cooking millet the "meaty" way, not the couscous-y way). Kasha has a very different taste. I won't eat oats, so I am not sure how that would taste.
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