Faux Turkey

11 ingredients
9 steps

Ingredients

  • 2 cups vital wheat gluten
  • 1/2 cup nutritional yeast flakes
  • 2 tablespoons granulated onion
  • 1 tablespoon garlic powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon white pepper
  • 15 ounces firm tofu, drained and crumbled
  • 2 1/2 cups vegetable broth
  • 1/2 cup garbanzo beans, can sub with garbanzo bean flour
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons poultry seasoning
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced

Directions

  1. 1
    Preheat oven to 350°.
  2. 2
    Mix all the dry ingredients (wheat gluten, yeast flakes, granulated onion, garlic powder, and white pepper) in work bowl of Kitchen Aid (or other mixer) or mixing bowl. Give it a quick whisk to incorporate.
  3. 3
    Combine tofu, 1 1/2 cups of broth, 1/2 cup garbanzo beans, 1 tablespoon of olive oil, and 1 tablespoon of poultry seasoning in blender. Blend for 30 seconds or until completely smooth. You want the tofu to be fully broken down. It should look like a smoothie.
  4. 4
    Pour the wet ingredients into the dry and mix together. Dough will be wet. Turn out onto a cutting board and knead for about 5 minutes. Shape into loaf, put in oiled bread pan and let stand for another 5 minutes.
  5. 5
    Mix 1 cup vegetable broth, 1 tablespoon olive oil, 1/2 tablespoon poultry seasoning, and 2 garlic cloves, minced, to make the basting broth over medium heat.
  6. 6
    When dough is finished resting, baste with one or two baster squeezes of broth. Put in oven.
  7. 7
    Baste again at :30 minutes. (You'll have broth left over.).
  8. 8
    Bake 1 hour. Dough will feel firm to the touch and nicely browned. Broth should be completely absorbed. Let cool for :15 minutes before serving.
  9. 9
    Freezes great!

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