Black Forest Bacon 
Adapted from The Complete Guide to Vegan Substitutions
Meat Ingredients:

  • 2 cups vital wheat gluten
  • 1/2 cup whole wheat pastry flour
  • 1 tablespoon garlic powder
  • 1 tablespoon paprika
  • 1 teaspoon ground pepper
  • 1/4 cup oil
  • 1/4 cup maple syrup
  • 1 cup vegetable broth

Combine wet ingredients. Combine dry ingredients. Mix wet with dry until dough forms. Form into a log. Spray large piece of foil with cooking spray. Place log on foil.

Glaze Ingredients:

  • 1/4 cup maple syrup
  • 1/4 cup sucanat (or brown sugar)
  • 1-2 tablespoons water (if necessary, just enough to make glaze pourable)
  • 1-2 tablespoons House seasoning
  • 1/2 tablespoon naturally-smoked Hickory salt (or to taste)

Mix all ingredients. Pour 1/2 mixture over log. Tightly seal foil package. Bake at 350 for 45 min. Remove from oven. Open packet and pour remaining sauce over log. Re-seal. Bake additional 10 min. Slice and add to recipes or eat as-is.