Turkey Style Deli Slices

I changed this recipe to make it gluten free, the original recipe is from Maple Spice.
They were pretty good but still had that bready flavour that most seitan does.

Turkey Style Deli Slices

Ingredients

100g (1/2 cup) canned white canellini beans, drained and rinsed.
1 Tbsp olive oil
1 cup water
2 Tbsp soy sauce (I used Tamari)
1/2 tsp vegan Worcester sauce
3 Tbsp nutritional yeast
1 tsp onion powder
1/4 tsp smoked sea salt
1/2 tsp dried sage
1/2 tsp dried thyme
1 1/2 cups gluten free gluten substitute (I used Orgran brand)


Method

I prefer to do all of this in a mortar and pestle but you could use a food processor if you prefer or even by hand.

In a mortar and pestle add the nutritional yeast flakes, onion powder, salt, sage and thyme and grind until the yeast flakes are like a powder and the herbs get crushed. Remove and set aside.

Add the beans to the mortar and pestle and mash until really creamy. Transfer to a large bowl.

Mix together the water, olive oil, soy and vegan Worcester sauce in a pyrex measuring jug then whisk in the yeast and seasonings. Pour a little over the beans and whisk to incorporate, slowly add the rest of the liquid whisking all the while until mixed.

Add the wheat gluten and mix well until it comes together. Sprinkle some more wheat gluten onto a surface and knead a few times until you have a large, wide oval loaf. I probably kneaded in a couple tablespoons more gluten here but the loaf will be on the wet side. That's good as you won't end up with dry deli slices, although it is probably the reason for the holes in the end product there. Still, I wouldn't change a thing here as the taste and texture was lovely!

Wrap the loaf up in foil, sealing the edges well and steam for 1 hour. Do check the water levels now and again as it can easily boil dry!

Preheat the oven to 180C when there is about 15 minutes left of steaming. Place the foil wrapped loaf directly in the oven and bake for 30 minutes. Remove and let cool then it's ready to be sliced thin for sandwiches.