Seitan Pizza Subs Recipes

SEITAN PEPPERONI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• Mix vital wheat gluten flour, nutritional yeast, mustard powder, paprika, fennel seeds, salt, black pepper, garlic powder, cayenne pepper, anise seeds, and sugar in a large mixing bowl.
• Stir water, tomato paste, olive oil, liquid amino acid, and liquid smoke flavoring together in a separate bowl or measuring cup. Stir wet mixture into flour mixture until dough is evenly mixed. Turn dough onto a work surface and knead until smooth; shape into a log that is 1 1/2 to 2 inches in diameter. Tightly wrap log in aluminum foil, twisting the ends to secure.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 90 minutes. Unwrap pepperoni and cool to room temperature; store in refrigerator in an air-tight container or wrapped in plastic wrap.

SEITAN PIZZA SUBS

Steps:

• Slice the rolls in half lengthwise and place them open and cut-side up on a baking tray. Lightly toast under the broiler.
• Spread tomato sauce on both halves of each toasted roll. On the bottom halves, lay seitan slices in an overlapping pattern. Sprinkle the top halves with sliced olives and then cover with cheese. Broil until the cheese is melted and the seitan is hot. Put the halves back together and serve while hot.
• Sometimes we make these subs with pan-fried slices of portabellas instead of seitan.
• In place of sub rolls, use a long loaf of French or Italian bread cut into 5-inch lengths.
• Look for pepperoni-style seitan slices in the refrigerator section near the tofu in natural foods stores and many supermarkets.
• Serve Broccoli Slaw (page 208) on the side and Chocolate Malts (page 281) for dessert.