Best Homemade Vegan Pepperoni - Cooking Up Vegan

Ingredients

• 222 g Vital wheat gluten
• 1/4 cup Tomato paste
• 2 tbsp Liquid Aminos
• 2 tsp Paprika (or smoked paprika)
• 2 tsp Oregano
• 1/2 tsp Fennel Seeds (chopped)
• 1/2 tsp Cracked Black Pepper
• 1/8 tsp Ground Star Anise
• 4 tsp Grapeseed Oil
• 1/2 tsp Liquid Smoke
• 3 each Garlic Cloves (roughly chopped)
• 2 tbsp Beet juice