Faux Turkey
- 2 cups vital wheat gluten
- 1/2 cup nutritional yeast flakes
- 2 tablespoons granulated onion
- 1 tablespoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon white pepper
- 15 ounces firm tofu, drained and crumbled
- 2 1/2 cups vegetable broth
- 1/2 cup garbanzo beans, can sub with garbanzo bean flour
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 1/2 tablespoons poultry seasoning
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- Preheat oven to 350u0b0.
- Mix all the dry ingredients (wheat gluten, yeast flakes, granulated onion, garlic powder, and white pepper) in work bowl of Kitchen Aid (or other mixer) or mixing bowl. Give it a quick whisk to incorporate.
- Combine tofu, 1 1/2 cups of broth, 1/2 cup garbanzo beans, 1 tablespoon of olive oil, and 1 tablespoon of poultry seasoning in blender. Blend for 30 seconds or until completely smooth. You want the tofu to be fully broken down. It should look like a smoothie.
- Pour the wet ingredients into the dry and mix together. Dough will be wet. Turn out onto a cutting board and knead for about 5 minutes. Shape into loaf, put in oiled bread pan and let stand for another 5 minutes.
- Mix 1 cup vegetable broth, 1 tablespoon olive oil, 1/2 tablespoon poultry seasoning, and 2 garlic cloves, minced, to make the basting broth over medium heat.
- When dough is finished resting, baste with one or two baster squeezes of broth. Put in oven.
- Baste again at :30 minutes. (You'll have broth left over.).
- Bake 1 hour. Dough will feel firm to the touch and nicely browned. Broth should be completely absorbed. Let cool for :15 minutes before serving.
- Freezes great!
vital wheat gluten, nutritional yeast, onion, garlic, white pepper, firm tofu, vegetable broth, garbanzo beans, olive oil, poultry seasoning, garlic
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/faux-turkey-531380 (may not work)