Homemade Vegetarian Smoky Breakfast Sausage Links

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup cooked adzuki beans, rinsed and drained (canned is okay)
• 1 1/4 cups vital wheat gluten
• 1 cup vegetable broth
• 1/4 cup nutritional yeast
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce (low sodium)
• 2 tablespoons maple syrup
• 1 tablespoon light olive oil (or veg. oil, canola, etc.)
• 1 tablespoon rubbed sage (not powdered)
• 2 teaspoons ground fennel
• 1 teaspoon liquid smoke
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg

Recipe

• 1 prepare bamboo steamer(or use steamer in a large saucepan), and lay out 25 sheets of foil, each about 5 inches square.
• 2 mash beans with fork in a bowl until smooth. stir in remaining ingredients.
• 3 roll walnut sized pieces of bean mixture into small links(they don't have to be perfect). wrap each link in foil, and twist both ends so it looks like a tootsie roll.
• 4 place wrapped links in steamer, cover, and steam 30 minutes. serve immediately, or refrigerate until ready to use.
• 5 warm gently in the oven or toaster oven 8-10 minutes if not serving immediately.