Seitan Bacon - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    Red Dough
    1 cup vital wheat gluten
    1/4 cup soy flour (can substitute chickpea or other flour)
    2 tablespoons nutritional yeast
    4 teaspoons paprika
    2 teaspoons garlic powder
    2 teaspoons black pepper
    2/3 cup warm water
    3 tablespoons soy sauce
    3 tablespoons maple syrup
    1 tablespoon tomato paste (I sometimes use ketchup)
    1 teaspoon liquid smoke
    White Dough
    1/2 cup vital wheat gluten
    2 tablespoons soy flour (or other flour)
    1 tablespoon nuttitional yeast
    1 teaspoon garlic powder
    1 teaspoon salt
    1/2 cup warm water
    3 teaspoons canola oil
Preparation
    Mix the doughs up and form into balls, each one separately.
    Break the red dough into 4 pieces and the white dough into 3-4 pieces. Flatten each piece and layer alternating colors on top of each other. This is your time to be creative. Once you have a big block of dough lay it on an oiled cutting board. Place another cutting board/saran wrap on top. Press your dough for at least 30 minutes.
    After your dough has been pressed bake at 300F for 45 minutes. Your seitan will be a bit undercooked but this is what you want. It makes it easier to slice and it will pan-fry better.
    Slice into bacon strips and pan fry to the desired crispness you like. Enjoy!

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