Smoky Maple Vegan Breakfast Sausage – Seitan Society

Ingredients

• ½ cup raw walnut halves or 3 tablespoons neutral-flavored oil
• ¼ cup maple syrup
• 3 tbsp soy sauce or liquid aminos
• 2 tbsp apple cider vinegar
• ⅓ cup nutritional yeast
• 2 tsp onion powder
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 1 tsp smoked paprika
• 1 tsp ground sage
• 1 tsp dried thyme
• ¾ tsp ground ginger
• 1 tsp fine sea salt
• 1 ½ tsp freshly cracked black pepper
• ⅛ tsp cayenne pepper
• 1 ½ tsp liquid smoke
• 1 to 2 tablespoons dried maple sugar, optional but recommended
• 1 cup cooked chickpeas
• 1 ½ cups vegetable broth
• 2 ½ cups (300g) vital wheat gluten