Recipe - Tofu Meat Balls

6 cup ;water; boiling (or more)
5 cup Tofu; crumbled
1 cup Whole grain bread crumbs
One fourth cup Tamari
One fourth cup Nutritional yeast
One fourth cup Peanut butter
Egg replacer for 1 egg
One half cup Onion; finely chopped
4 Garlic cloves; pressed
1 teaspoon Thyme
1 teaspoon Basil
One fourth teaspoon Celery seed
One fourth teaspoon Cloves; ground

Drop all but 1 cup of the crumbled tofu into the boiling water. Bring the
water back to a boil and cook for 1 minute.

Drain the tofu into a colander lined wiht a clean dishtowel. Run cold
water over the hot tofu to cool it off for easier handling.

Twist the dishtowel and press the tofu to squeeze out the excess water.
The pressed tofu should have a firm, groundbeeflike texture.

Put the pressed tofu in a bowl and add the remaining ingredients to the
pressed tofu and mix well (use your hands for mixing). Shape th emixture
into walnutsized balls and place them on a welloiled cookie sheet.

Bake at 350 deg for 2025 minutes or until the balls are firm and brown.
Turn them over once during the baking if necessary.

Serve tofu "meat" balls with your favorite tomato sauce and whole wheat
spaghetti. Tofu "meat" balls freeze very well, so make more than you need.
They may be reheated by dropping them into a simmering sauce or stew.

From the files of DEEANNE

From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini