Vegan Stuffed Roasted Tofu Turkey

• Pastry brush
• Whisk
• Large metal bowl
• Large glass bowl 
• Oven
• Food processor / hand blender
• Baking screen tray and same size regular baking tray

• 3 x 14 oz extra firm tofu (*see notes)
• 450 g of vital wheat gluten
• 3 tbsp olive oil
• 4 tbsp of vegan chicken flavored powder
• 300 g of filtered water
• 3 tbsp ground onion
• 3 tbsp liquid smoke
• 2 tbsp of dijon mustard
• 2 tbsp of dry white wine (optional) 

• 2 tbsp of soy sauce
• 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
• 1.5 tbsp of mustard
• 1/4 cup of white wine
• 1 tsp of maple

1. In your food processor, place your tofu pieces and the water, blend a little until smooth.
2. Add the spices, the oil, mustard and white wine. (I really recommend using white wine but you are able to substitute with water or vegetables stock). blend for 30 more seconds, just until everything is blended well.
3. Add the gluten and blend for 30 seconds, the dough with be pretty firm so more that that will probably be hard on your blender, remove the dough into a clean surface and knead well for 3-4 minutes until well combined.
4. Spray a thin layer of oil on a clean, large glass bowl, Place the tofu mixture in the Bowl and push down using your hands, to prevent air bubbles. 
5. Prepare you Vegan thanksgiving stuffing.
6. While still in the bowl, scoop up the inside of the dough leaving an 1.5-2 inches layer of the dough.
7. Fill with the prepared stuffing and use the scooped out dough, roll it out and place on top making sure all of the stuffing is covered well. 
8. Cover with plastic film and place a weights on top of the dough to create pressure (I used a pot with 2 cans).
9. Leave the pressed down dough in the refrigerator for 8-10 hours.
10. Remove the turkey dough from the refrigerator. turn the bowl upside down very carefully on top of a baking paper and release the turkey out of the bowl. If you prefer an oval shaped turkey, you can shape the dough a little with your hands very carefully.
11. Transfer the baking paper with the turkey onto a screen tray. Place the screen tray on top of a baking tray. (the screen tray will allow the turkey to be roasted for a long time without the bottom of it burning)
12. Heat your oven to 385 F.
13. Prepare the basting sauce: Mix all of the sauce's ingredients in a bowl.
14. Brush a thick layer of the basting sauce all over the turkey's upper side, Place a large, metal bowl on top of the the turkey. (the bowl should not be touching the turkey)
15. Bake the turkey for 30 minutes. After 30 minutes, remove the bowl, brush another layer of the basting sauce and bake for 20 minutes more (without the bowl).
16. After 20 minutes, Brush another layer of sauce. Lower your oven temperature to 365 and place the turkey for another 15 minutes.
17. Brush another layer and bake for another 15 minutes.
18. Garnish with fresh thyme and lemon slices. 
19. Enjoy!

 Notes -

1. I highly recommend using the high protein type of tofu. I find I get much better texture when using the firmer, protein-dense type of tofu, which resembles that of a turkey. If you can't get a high protein tofu, make sure to drain your tofu really really well and consider decreasing a little amount from your water in the recipe.