Seitan "ham" With Pineapple

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 55 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup vital wheat gluten
• 1 1/2 tablespoons almond meal flour
• 1 teaspoon sea salt
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon old bay seasoning
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/8 teaspoon allspice
• 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/4 cup water
• 2 tablespoons maple syrup
• 2 tablespoons canola oil
• 1 tablespoon pineapple juice (reserved from the 8 oz. can you use for the topping)
• 2 tablespoons ketchup
• 2 tablespoons light soy sauce
• 1/2 tablespoon liquid smoke
• 8 ounces crushed pineapple
• 3 tablespoons light brown sugar
• 1/2 tablespoon smart balance light butter spread
• 1 tablespoon light soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons agave or 2 tablespoons maple syrup
• 1 tablespoon prepared mustard
• 1 teaspoon course ground prepared mustard
• 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
• paprika, for sprinkling

Recipe

• 1 mix all dry ingredients in a mixing bowl. mix the wet in a separate mixing bowl. pour the wet ingredients in with the dry ingredients and mix together. kneed with your hands for about a minute. shape into a loaf and wrap in a cheese cloth and place in a steam bath. i use a large stock pot with a colander on top and then a lid. i put about 3 inches of water in the stock pot. bring this to a boil and cut down to medium heat and steam for 45 minutes. keep a check on the water to make sure it doesn't boil dry.
• 2 while that's steaming mix up the topping by putting all of the ingredients in a food processor and process for a minute.
• 3 after the seitan loaf has finished steaming, take off cheese cloth and let cool for about 10 minutes. then slice into 1/4 inch slices and coat top and bottom with pineapple topping, place in a baking pan, sprinkle with paprika and broil for five minutes on each side.