New Favorite Seitan

This is the new favorite in our house. It started like many other recipes, with a meal that needed a little something and a humm...what can I do about it?
Try this one, it's good!


1/2 cup whole wheat flour
1/2 cup brown rice, cooked and processed in the blender with a little bit or water, will smooth
3/4 cups vital gluten or Do-Pep
1/2 tsp. sage
1 tsp. marjoram
1 1/2 Tbsp. onion powder (or to taste)
1 tsp. garlic powder
2 cups water


Broth
6 cups water
1/2 onion, peeled and chopped
1 medium carrot, peeled and chopped coarsely
1 celery stalk, washed and coarsely chopped
2 Tbsp. sweet paprika powder
2 tbsp. molasses

Bring to a boil the 6 cups of water.

In a bowl, mix the wheat flour and the rest of the ingredients with the vital gluten, adding water little by little,
till you have a dough (dough should be soft but not soggy). Cover and let it rest so that the vital gluten "sets" the dough, so that it will not fall
apart when it is cooked, (about 20 to 30 minutes will do).

Bring to a boil the 6 cups of water. Add all the ingredients for the broth. Cut the seitan dough into 2 to 3" pieces and drop into the boiling broth.
Cook in the broth for about 1 hour.

You can do all you want with this seitan, in the photos it was sliced and thrown into a spaghetti-style sauce and allowed to absorb the flavors of the sauce and
served like that as a side dish. Invent!

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Easy Meatless Strips

One of hte most difficult transition items for vegans is meat substitutes! But when you know what to prepare, you have it made! Here is another tasty alternative for your menu!


1 cup brown rice (can be leftovers)
1 cup millet, cooked to the consistency of rice
1/2 cup oats
1/2 cup whole wheat flour
1/2 cup cornstarch
Salt to taste
2 Tbsp, onion powder
2 Tbsp. sweet paprika powder
1 tsp. garlic powder
1/2 tsp. coriander
1/4 tsp. rosemary
1/2 tsp. Italian Seasoning
Enough water to make a dough, starting with 1/2 cup

In a bowl, mix all the ingredients, adding water little by little while combining, until you have a soft dough that is not runny.
With clean hands, form patties and in an oiled cookie sheet, bake them till golden brown at 350 degrees F.

Meanwhile, prepare your favorite spaghetti-style tomato sauce (if you make your own barbecue sauce, you can use that too). When the meatless meaties are done in the oven and the sauce is ready, you take them out of the oven, slice them into thick chunks and throw them into the sauce, let them absorb the flavor of the sauce for about ten minutes.
Add as a side dish to mashed potatoes, baked yams, brown rice, you name it!

Serves 4

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Nutty Treat Patties

These are very tasty and easy to make!
1 cup cooked white beans, well rinsed and mashed
2½ cup water
Salt to taste
1 Tbsp. olive oil
½ medium onion, diced or 1 Tbsp. onion powder
1 tsp. garlic powder or 1 garlic clove, mashed
1 medium carrot, grated
1 tsp. sweet paprika powder
1 Tbsp. peanut butter
1/2 cup quick oats
1/2 cup bread crumbs (you can make your own by toasting and then pulverizing whole wheat bread)
1/2 tsp. sweet basil, crumbled
1/8 tsp. thyme, crumbled
1/4 tsp. rosemary, powdered

Process necessary ingredients (mash, grate, etc.) In a bowl, mix all the ingredients and form a dough which you can work with your hands. Form the patties and cook them in a greased skillet until they are golden brown on both sides.
Yield depends upon the size of the patties you make.

Variations:
1. You can make them thicker and turn them into burgers.
2. You can make them small and round and turn them into meatballs for pasta.

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