Easy Baked Seitan Food

BEST HOMEMADE SEITAN

Steps:

• Combine the vital wheat gluten flour and nutritional yeast flakes in a bowl; set aside. In a separate bowl, mix the vegetable stock, 1/2 cup of soy sauce, tomato paste, garlic, lemon zest, and seasoning blend.
• Pour the wet ingredients into the flour mixture and stir with a firm spatula. Knead the dough until a spongy, elastic dough forms, about 3 minutes. Roll the dough into a log shape and cut it into 3 equal pieces.
• Combine 1/2 cup of soy sauce and cold water in a large pot. The simmering broth should be very cold when you add the dough to help it keep a firm texture and ensure that it doesn't break apart. Place the dough pieces in the cold broth, partially cover the pot, and bring it to a boil over high heat. Reduce the heat to low, partially cover the pot, and simmer for 1 hour, turning the dough pieces occasionally.
• Remove the pot from the heat and let the gluten cool in the broth for at least 30 minutes. To store the gluten, refrigerate, covered in the broth, in a sealed container for up to 5 days.
• If your recipe calls for seitan, cut the gluten into pieces. Add vegetable oil to a heavy skillet and turn the heat to medium-high. Add the gluten pieces and cook for 20 minutes, turning the pieces occasionally.

SEITAN

Steps:

• Blitz the tofu, soy milk, miso, Marmite, onion powder, garlic powder, 1 tsp salt and ½ tsp white pepper in a food processor until smooth.
• Tip into a bowl and add the wheat gluten and pea protein or protein powder. Mix to form a dough. Once the dough has come together, give it a really good knead, stretching and tearing for 10-15 mins. It will be ready once the dough feels springy.
• Pour the vegetable stock into a pan. Bring to a simmer. Flatten out the seitan to a thickness of 1cm and chop into chicken-breast-sized chunks. Simmer these in the stock for 20 mins, covered with a lid, then allow to cool in the stock. Ideally, do this the day before and leave to chill in the fridge. The seitan chunks can also be frozen if you wish. When you're ready to use the seitan in a recipe, pat it dry with kitchen paper then chop or tear into smaller pieces before cooking, if you like.

EASY BAKED SEITAN

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375. Combine all ingredients in a bowl and stir.
• Once all the dry ingredients are mixed in, knead the dough with your hands for several minutes until thoroughly mixed.
• Then, roll the dough into a log and cut it into 1/2 inch slices.
• Place each of the slices on a lightly greased baking sheet and spread the dough with your fingers to thin them. Bake on a low oven rack for 10 minutes.
• Flip the seitan strips and bake on the other side for five minutes.
• Once finished, dip them in ketchup or BBQ sauce, stuff them in a pita pocket as a sandwich, toss them into tacos or fajitas, or add them to your favorite salad or pasta. You can do almost anything with the as you would chicken strips.

BASIC SEITAN (BAKED)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Line an 8 inch square baking pan with two inch high sides with parchment paper. Lightly oil the parchment paper.
• Stir the flours, nutritional yeast, herbs, spices and salt in a largew bowl.
• Combine the water, oil and tamari in another bowl.
• Quickly stir the wet ingredients into the dry to make a very wet dough. It may seem like there is too much liquid, but it will all mix in with enough stirring.
• Transfer the dough to the prepared pan and smooth the top. Cover with tin foil.
• Place the pan of seitan dough in a larger roasting pan, then add water halfway up the side of the seitan pan.
• Bake for 2 hours until the seitan in firm on the top, adding more water to the pan as necessary.
• Cool to room temperature, cut and use or wrap to freeze. Unfrozen seitan will stay good for two days in the refridgerator.

SEITAN ROAST RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).
• In food processor, combine pinto beans, garlic, soy sauce, and olive oil. Process until smooth.
• In medium-sized mixing bowl, combine vital wheat gluten, nutritional yeast, garlic powder, onion powder, sage, rosemary, thyme, and pepper. Add in bean mixture and stir until combined.
• Make a well in the the mixture and pour in vegetable broth. Mix until dough gets thick.
• Once thick enough, use your hands to knead dough.
• Form dough into log, approximately 10 inches (25 cm) long and 5 inches (13 cm) thick. Roll up log in parchment paper, then in aluminum foil.
• Bake for 1 hour, flipping roast every 20 minutes.
• Remove from oven and let rest for 10 minutes before slicing.
• Serve with vegetarian gravy.
• Enjoy!