Vegan Recipe ∶ Seitan Pepperoni

Spicy, dense, and vegan, this pepperoni is perfect on pizza or for just snacking on by itself.

Ingredients

• 1 ½ cups vital wheat gluten flour
• ¼ cup nutritional yeast
• 2 teaspoons mustard powder
• 2 teaspoons paprika
• 1 ½ teaspoons crushed fennel seeds
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• ½ teaspoon crushed anise seeds
• ½ teaspoon white sugar
• ¾ cup cold water
• ¼ cup tomato paste
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 tablespoons liquid amino acid (such as Bragg®)
• 2 teaspoons liquid smoke flavoring

Cooking Directions

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
2. Mix vital wheat gluten flour, nutritional yeast, mustard powder, paprika, fennel seeds, salt, black pepper, garlic powder, cayenne pepper, anise seeds, and sugar in a large mixing bowl.
3. Stir water, tomato paste, olive oil, liquid amino acid, and liquid smoke flavoring together in a separate bowl or measuring cup. Stir wet mixture into flour mixture until dough is evenly mixed. Turn dough onto a work surface and knead until smooth; shape into a log that is 1 1/2 to 2 inches in diameter. Tightly wrap log in aluminum foil, twisting the ends to secure.
4. Bake in the preheated oven for 90 minutes. Unwrap pepperoni and cool to room temperature; store in refrigerator in an air-tight container or wrapped in plastic wrap.

Nutrition Facts

• calories113.2
• carbohydrateContent8.7 g
• fatContent3.4 g
• fiberContent1.3 g
• proteinContent11.7 g
• saturatedFatContent0.4 g
• sodiumContent348.8 mg
• sugarContent1 g