Veggeroni (Seitan Pepperoni)
- Dry ingredients:
- MIX
- 1 1/4 cup vital wheat gluten
- 1/4 cup nutritional yeast
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 2-3 teaspoons Spanish smoked paprika
- 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes (use more for spicier pepperoni)
- 3/4 teaspoons mustard seeds
- 1 teaspoon fennel seeds
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/4 teaspoon onion powder
- Wet ingredients:
- MIX
- 2 tablespoons cashew butter (may substitute peanut butter or tahini)
- 2/3 cup water
- 4 tablespoons ketchup or tomato sauce
- 1 teaspoon Liquid Smoke
- 1/4 teaspoon agave nectar (optional, but definitely use if you use tomato sauce)
- Preheat oven to 325 F.
- Pour the wet mixture into the dry, stirring well . Remove from the bowl and knead for a few minutes, making sure ingredients are distributed well.
- Roll into a log shape, about 7 inches long. Place the log on foil and roll it up in the foil, twisting the ends to seal.
- Bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes, turning over after 45 minutes.
- Remove from oven and unwrap to cool. Slice as needed and store leftovers wrapped in plastic wrap in the fridge.
- slice it and use it as-is on pizza, pita pizza, wraps, and sandwiches, but you may want to slice it and pan-fry it to give it more of a real pepperoni feel.
Tips and Ideas
- Great Pepperoni! This is a firm very meaty very much like pepperoni feel.
- This recipe was found at blog.fatfreevegan.com
- Slice thin and use for any pepperoni, Salami, thin sliced sausage recipe.
- Works great cold in sandwiches, Muffulettas, sliced in salads, etc...
- but for an even more pepperoni / hard salami feel, slice it thin and fry both sides shortly, until lightly browned.
- I used peanut butter and added 1 cup tofu. Turned out great!
- I also made a Teriyaki pepperoni jerky just by substituting 1/3 cup of teriyaki sauce for 1/3 cup of water. Wonderful!
- To try something different I diced up some of the pepperoni and placed in a pot of 1 ½ cups boiling water containing 1 T salt and 1 T liquid smoke. I turned off the heat and let it sit for a couple hours. The results were a wonderful, softer moisture texture meat, much like a ham would be….Perfect for putting into sandwiches or certain casseroles, or even salads…
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