Spicy Seitan O'Greatness

I finally got around to making the seitan o'greatness today. I don't care much for the texture of boiled seitan, or at least not when I make it, so I thought I would try baked seitan. It's really easy to do, you just mix the ingredients together, knead for a couple of minutes, wrap it in foil, pop it in the oven, come back in 90 minutes. I have a mexican recipe in mind for my seitan, so I changed the seasonings around.

Spicy Seitan O'Greatness (Adapted from Lachesis)

Dry ingredients:

• 1.5 c. vital wheat gluten
• 0.25 c. nutritional yeast
• 1 tsp. salt
• 2 tsp. paprika
• 2 tsp. chili powder
• 0.25 tsp. cayenne
• 2 tsp. garlic powder
• 1 tsp. onion powder
• 0.25 tsp. red pepper flakes

Wet ingredients:

• 0.75 c. water
• 4 tbsp. tomato paste
• 1 tbsp. tamari
• 2 tbsp. olive oil
• 1 tbsp. vegan worcestershire
• 1 tbsp. liquid smoke (I adore liquid smoke...others may want to cut back)

Directions:

Preheat oven to 325 F. Combine dry ingredients. In separate bowl, mix wet ingredients. Add the wet to the dry and stir until incorporated. Knead for 2-3 minutes. Shape into log, about 6"-8" long. Wrap log tightly in foil, twisting the ends. Bake for 90 minutes.

For lunch I made a wrap with vegannaise, lettuce, sriracha chili sauce, and mustard...mmmm....so good. Is it just me, or is sriracha addictive? I could, and do, eat it on everything.

Nosy kitty watching me take pictures of my wrap...