There really shouldn’t be a need to use egg or any binder, especially if the texture of the burger is already sticky. It shouldn’t be ‘wet’ sticky, just easily compacted. Maybe the water content is too high. There are a few more things to consider. First you are using Kasha, buckwheat groats not Kashi correct? Next the rice, buckwheat and veggies have to be well cooked, but not wet. I will usually just coarsely process half the burger mix and blend that in with the remaining mix. Too many nuts or seeds can make the mix a bit harder to bind, because of the individual texture of the nuts, so perhaps it might help to be sure those are fairly well ground. Not too small, but you don’t want really large pieces because they tend to want to break away. Also I found that handling the warm mix was easier than if the mix is cold. This really is one of the easier recipes I’ve used so the problem is certainly a bit of a mystery!

Thank you for responding! Once the ingredients had cooled, I tried to form into a burger with no luck. The book had said it was not necessary to use the food processor. However, I then took a batch and ground it up in the processor. Still with no luck.

I suspected it was too dry, so I added an egg to try to bind it together. Also with no luck. I also used slivered almonds and pumpkin seeds as my “nuts” in the recipe.

I ended up with delicious stir fries, several are now in my freezer for another day.

The texture was very sticky, and I used flour on my hands as per your suggestion. It just simply fell apart. Once I added the egg, I almost formed a burger, but it mostly stuck to my hands and fell apart as well. If you can think of anything I will try it again, but I’ll cut the portions in half – just in case! It was my first time eating Kashi and I loved it. Plus I ate Tempeh for the first time due to your show and recipes, and I enjoy them alot!

Thank you. Love your show! You make my Saturdays!

I’m happy to help. The problem most likely is too much moisture or not enough. I suspect not enough and I’m also wondering if you partially processed the mixture enough. Let me know in more detail what the texture of the mix was and we will work this out. This recipe is very reliable and very easy once you have a handle on the texture.Hang in there!..Toni

So now I have many meals frozen as a base for stir fries.

I followed the recipe. Please advise as I was really looking forward to a crunchy yummy veggie burger.

Thank you