rants & recipes

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 cups vital wheat gluten
• 1/4 cup nutritional yeast
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp cloves
• 1/4 tsp allspice
• 2 1/2 tsp onion powder
• 1 tsp ginger
• 1/2 tbsp sage
• 1/2 tbsp ground fennel
• 1/4 tsp red pepper
• 1/4 tsp black pepper
• 1/2 cup dried apples, chopped finely
• 1/2 cup cold mashed potatoes
• 2 tsp marmite
• 4 tbsp canola oil
• 1/2 tsp liquid smoke
• 2-3 cloves garlic, finely minced
• 1 tbsp spicy brown mustard
• sprinkle curry powder
• 1 1/2 tbsp soy, 1 tbsp Worcestershire, 1 1 /2 tbsp A1  plus water to equal 2/3 cup

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
2. Mix dry ingredients.
3. Mix wet ingredients in separate bowl.
4. Add wet to dry mix,  and knead until combined.
5. I made 8 smaller portions. I think 6 would be ideal.
6. Bake for 90 minutes or until done (good luck with that) - see recipe link below for steaming method. (I baked my 8 sausages for about 10 minutes too short. Always a challenge to figure out when something wrapping in foil is done!)

Notes:

• Based on this recipe for ingredients and changes from my first attempt.
• These were tasty but didn't have as much in common with the Field Roast Version.
• Next time, I'll go back to 1 tbsp sage. Maybe decrease the A1.