Ingredients
10 ounces extra-firm tofu (organic when possible)
1 – 1 1/2 tsp each sea salt and ground black pepper
2-3 tsp crushed red pepper flakes (depending on preferred heat level)
2 tsp ground mustard seeds
1 tsp fennel seeds (lightly crushed)
2 tsp smoked paprika
2 tsp garlic powder
2 tsp coconut sugar
1/4 tsp ground anise
1 tsp A1 sauce
1 tsp liquid smoke (optional)
Cooking spray or olive oil for baking
Instructions
Wrap tofu in a clean towel and set something heavy on top – like a cast-iron skillet or a brick – to press out liquid for 10-15 minutes. Also preheat oven to 400 degrees F (204 C).
Once pressed, cube tofu and add to a food processor along with sea salt, black pepper, red pepper flake, ground mustard, fennel seeds, smoked paprika, garlic powder, coconut sugar, ground anise, and A1 sauce/liquid smoke (optional). Mix/pulse to combine, scraping down sides as needed.
Sample and adjust seasonings as needed, adding more salt for saltiness, red pepper flake for heat, paprika for smokiness, or coconut sugar for sweetness.
Transfer the mixture to a parchment-lined baking sheet (or more baking sheets, as needed, if increasing batch size). Lay a sheet of plastic wrap or parchment paper on top and use your hands to spread into a uniformly thin layer about 1/4th – 1/8th inch thick. The more even the layer is, the more evenly it will bake. Spritz with a little nonstick spray or gently brush with a bit of oil to help it crisp up.
Bake at 400 degrees for 25 minutes, or until golden brown and slightly dried out. Then use a small or medium circular cookie cutter to cut out “pepperonis”. Feel free to keep the scrap pieces as well! They’re just not as pretty.
At this point, the pepperonis are ready to add to a pizza, where they should bake at least another 10-15 minutes. Time accordingly based on how long your crust takes to bake. You’ll know they’re ready when they’re deep red in color and slightly crisp to the touch.
If you don’t want to add them to a pizza right away, simply let them cool, cover, and refrigerate (up to 4 days) or freeze (up to 1 month) for later use. If frozen, let thaw slightly before adding to the pizza to bake.
How? It has pepper flakes on it. My turds don't look like this.
How much? I can try. I don't think it will look like this and want to prove you wrong.
As much as you can do safely?
I really don't want to look at your poop though.
No I have celiac disease so my bowels are very unhealthy because I often still eat gluten.
It's okay, you can just tell me you aren't vegan yet. I hope this helps!
I hate to tell you, but it doesn't. very much so does not. Maybe someday when I can afford it
my situation is a bit odd, so it's not for me, but thank you
I tried to post this to food subreddits months ago, but the mods there kept removing the posts for some reason. The picture is old but i made this again today for dinner and supper.
You saw nothing, I definitely did not read an image resolution as a year, nope, did not happen.
I reused an image. Make the pepperonis you will like them the consistency is a little mushy but I ate a whole log.
It is an old image, but I did make this recipe and it looks like this. My camera is broken after I threw it at my boss back on Valentine's day.
No I don't have a facebook after I got in trouble during the 2016 elections.
Vegan friendly version of PPB.
I approve.
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You could probably get some reusable zip ties/rubber bands/twine, a sushi mat, and some wax paper to help give a more pepperoni link presentation.
Make a roll with the wax paper, roll the sushi mat on the outside of the wax paper roll.
Drop some of the pepperoni substitute into the bottom and pack it down. Put a rubber band/zip tie/twine around the section that you just filled and packed. Repeat until the "tube" is made.
This is a much bettwe idea! I was trying to roll it into cylinders!
This sounds legitimately great and I'll try this recipe next time I pick up tofu. The picture is unfortunate since most people think of pepperoni sliced so seeing it in sausage form is kinda weird and it unfortunately looks kinda like a poop.
oh okay well have a nice day and try making this recipe. I found it online and it had 108 4 star reviews so I'm not the only one who ate this no-meat treat!!
Everything happening in this thread is 100% fantastic and I fully approve.
As an aside, my gf made some vegan pepperoni once. It was always meant to be frozen and used sparingly on super dope King Arthur Detroit-style pizzas, so she spread it pretty thin onto a half sheet pan and we cut them into squares after the sheet had frozen.
So, unfortunately, they didn’t look like this. But it was good as hell
They tasted really good! I do not understand why so many are shitting on this no-meat treat!
In the recipe you make a single layer, yet in the picture you fromed them into sausages. Is there any particular reason?
makes sense. Did you still bake them? Did it affect the texture in any way?