{"id":6728,"date":"2016-02-11T13:36:52","date_gmt":"2016-02-11T21:36:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mayabugs.com\/blog\/?p=6728"},"modified":"2016-02-16T14:30:52","modified_gmt":"2016-02-16T22:30:52","slug":"vegetarian-blt-w-homemade-seitan-bacon-spicy-tomato-jam-yum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mayabugs.com\/blog\/vegetarian-blt-w-homemade-seitan-bacon-spicy-tomato-jam-yum\/","title":{"rendered":"Vegetarian BLT w\/ Homemade Seitan Bacon & Spicy Tomato Jam Yum!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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I thought this veggie bacon, lettuce, and tomato jam, sandwich\u00a0was to die for! The picture doesn’t do it justice.\u00a0So the other night, we’re watching Diners Drive-Ins and Dives and they were showing a bacon, lettuce and tomato (BLT) sandwich from The Barking Dog Cafe in Indianapolis that had a twist: tomato jam. Yum. I decided it was time to make some homemade vegetarian bacon since none of the store stuff is very good and try out some tomato jam. I don’t remember the actual recipe on the show, but it had a base of diced tomatoes, vinegar and sugar.<\/p>\n

I found this seitan bacon recipe and it looks a bit complicated, but it really is easy. The recipe is from\u00a0The Gentle Chef and it is quite tasty!<\/p>\n

Homemade Seitan Bacon<\/span>
\nDough 1 Dry Ingredients<\/em>
\n1 cup vital wheat gluten
\n2 tablespoons nutritional yeast
\n2 teaspoons granulated onion
\n1 and 1\/2 teaspoons smoked paprika
\n1\/4 teaspoon ground white pepper<\/p>\n

Dough 1 Wet Ingredients<\/em>
\n1\/2 cup water
\n2 tablespoons maple syrup (you can substitute brown sugar)
\n2 tablespoons soy sauce
\n2 tablespoons liquid smoke (I used hickory)
\n1 tablespoon tomato paste (original calls for red miso paste but I didn’t have any, if you’re also using tomato paste, add a little salt since tomato paste isn’t as salty as red miso)
\n1 tablespooin vegetarian\u00a0Worcestershire Sauce
\n1 tablespoon olive oil<\/p>\n

Dough 2 Dry Ingredients<\/em>
\n\u2153 cup vital wheat gluten
\n1 T garbanzo bean flour
\n1 tsp garlic powder<\/p>\n

Dough 2 Wet Ingredients<\/em>
\n1\/2 cup water
\n1\/2 teaspoon salt
\n1 tablespoon olive oil<\/p>\n

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  1. Preheat oven to 315-325 degrees (original recipe says\u00a0325 degrees but I felt that 315 degrees was better in our oven and it cooked perfectly).<\/li>\n
  2. Mix dough 1 dry ingredients and wet ingredients separately, then mix together. Split into 3 pieces.<\/li>\n
  3. Mix dough 2\u00a0dry ingredients and wet ingredients separately, then mix together. Split into 2 pieces.<\/li>\n
  4. Press one piece of dough 1 to 1\/4 of an inch thick on a big piece of foil, then top with a layer of dough 2 same thickness. Repeat with remaining pieces, alternating between dough 1 and dough 2. Form into a rectangle, wrap with the foil and bake for 1 1\/2 hours.<\/li>\n
  5. When ready to use in a recipe, slice and pan fry in a little olive oil.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Spicy Tomato Jam
    \n<\/span>1 can petite diced tomatoes
    \n1\/2 onion finely chopped
    \n1 trader joes frozen garlic cube (or one garlic clove minced)
    \n3 tablespoons apple cider or white vinegar or a combination (I used 2 apple and 1 white)
    \n3 tablespoons brown sugar
    \n1\/2 teaspoon ground ginger
    \n1\/2 teaspoon red chili flakes
    \nSalt
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