Vegan BBQ Jerky

This vegan jerky is primarily a tofu jerky, but I have added a couple more ingredients to create a chewier, more textured jerky that doesn't taste like a piece of bullet-proof leather. The recipe only creates about 10-12 pieces of jerky, but this recipe can be multiplied up as needed.

Ingredients

• 6 oz tofu
• 2 whole dates
• 2 to 3 tablespoons boiling water
• 3 button mushrooms
• 2 tablespoons gluten flour
• 3 tablespoons BBQ sauce
• 1 teaspoons soy sauce

Preheat conventional oven to 250°F.

Drain tofu on multiple layers of paper towels.

Coursely chop dates and place them in boiling water or microwave dates and water in a bowl for 30 seconds.

Let dates cool and chop very finely. Chop mushrooms very finely and mix with dates and water.

Add dates and mushrooms to tofu and mash with a potato masher until tofu resembles a fine crumb. Mix in gluten flour and knead tofu mixture to activate gluten.

Mix in BBQ sauce and soy sauce.

Spread tofu mixture on a baking sheet lined with parchment or Silpat mat in rectangles about 1 inch by 5 inches by 0.25 inches.

Bake in oven for 2-3 hours, turning each piece over halfway through the baking. Each piece of jerky should be completely dry but not brittle.