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Vegan Chicken Wings Recipe

Contributor: Ilona Orzechowska

Vegan Chicken Wings aren’t actual meaty chicken wings, but make a delicious dish for anyone who is vegan or who wants a meatless dinner.

  • Author: Ilona Orzechowska
  • Prep Time: 20 minutes
  • Cook Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
  • Total Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
  • Yield: 6 servings 1x
  • Category: Appetizers
  • Method: Baked
  • Cuisine: American

Ingredients

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  • 1 and 1/2 cups vital wheat gluten
  • 1/4 cup chickpea flour
  • 2 Tbsp. nutritional yeast
  • 1 tsp. garlic powder
  • 1 tsp. onion powder
  • 1 tsp. sweet paprika
  • 1/4 tsp. salt
  • 3 cups vegetable broth, divided
  • 1 tsp. low-sodium soy sauce
  • 1 Tbsp. oil

Instructions

  1. In a large bowl mix vital wheat gluten, chickpea flour, nutritional yeast, garlic powder, onion powder, sweet paprika, and salt.
  2. Add 1 cup of the vegetable broth and soy sauce and knead the dough until rubbery and firm.
  3. Preheat oven to 350°F.
  4. Prepare a deep 9 x 13-inch baking pan.
  5. Take a small piece of the dough and roll it in your hands into the shape of a chicken wing. Place in the baking pan and continue shaping “chicken wings” until all dough is gone. You should have 25-30 “wings.”
  6. Cover wings with remaining 2 cups of vegetable broth. Bake for 30 minutes, flip, and bake another 30 minutes.
  7. Remove vegan chicken wings from the pan.
  8. Preheat frying pan, add oil, and heat then add wings.
  9. Cook for 3-5 minutes on low-medium heat on each side to get them crispy.
  10. Toss with your favorite vegan sauce.

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