Its'a Bento!

This isn't my first bento but it is my first fully kyaraben one. It just so happens to be Mario-themed! You could already see that from the picture though, right? I made everything except for the "chicken "patty, and the filling for Yoshi's egg will be revealed very soon. Lets'a cook!

Koopa Shell Recipe:
3 tbl Chlorophyll (or Spinach Juice)
1 tsp Iodized Salt
1 cup of Warm Water
1/2 a packet of Rapid-Rise Yeast
1 tbl Soy Milk
1/4 cup of Granulated Sugar
2 cups Whole Wheat Flour

Combine the ingredients together and shape them into Koopa shells. Heat the oven to 350 degrees and let the buns rise for about 15 minutes before brushing them with soy milk. Place them in the oven for about 20-30 minutes or until your knife comes out clean once you stab one of the buns. Let the buns rest on a wire rack for about 30 minutes before stuffing it with lettuce, tomato and onion. Make an "X" out of the nori sheet and place it on the shell.

For Yoshi's egg it is simply "crab" filled onigiri, shaped like an egg and covered in nori circles. Underneath him is the rest of the vegan crab filling and a lettuce leaf to hold it all.

I heated up a Boca Mock Chicken Patty in the oven until it was heated through and crisped up a bit, then I sprinkled it in five-spice powder and cut it's face into the shape of a Koopa. I slid part of it into the bun and cut out an eye from a radish and the pupil from the rest of the nori sheet. The mushroom is also a radish that is cut has patches cut out carefully with a knife. I lined cauliflower around the edge behind the mushroom and the yellow block as well.

Yellow Stars and Blocks:
3/4 a tsp of Rapid-Rise Yeast
3/4 a tsp of Iodized Salt
1/2 cup of Bread Flour
1/2 a cup of Whole Wheat Flour
1/2 tbl Nutritional Yeast
1 tsp of Coconut Oil
Paprika, Garlic Powder and Red Pepper Flakes to taste
Turmeric (just enough to color the dough a bright yellow)

Cut them into the shapes you like and then place them on a greased baking sheet. Let them rise for about 5-10 minutes, then you can place them into the oven for 15 minutes at 350 degrees or until they look done. For mine I used a knife to cut out four blocks (I ate three), one star, and Yoshi's name (sprinkled around the Koopa)

Enjoy!

Signed,

<3 Bou Shin <3