VEGETARIAN GRAVY

1/2 cup nutritional yeast
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/3 veg. oil
2 cups water or veg. broth
2 to 3 tbsp reduced-sodium soy sauce
3/4 tsp salt, or less
1/8 tsp pepper

Toast the yeast and flour in a saucepan until you can start to smell it.
Add the oil and stir while it bubbles and turns golden brown.  Add water
or broth, still stirring with a whisk, until it changes to gravy consistency.
Stir in soy sauce, salt, and pepper.

NOTES:  Oriental toasted sesmae oil can be used instead of normal vegetable oil.
This will make it richer, but also heavier.

Other flours can also be used--chickpea flour, etc.--for variants on the above.

3/4 tsp is probably way too much salt.  Sage can also be added, if you like--maybe
1/8 tsp.

GOLDEN GRAVY
1/2 c. flour
1/2 c. nutritional yeast flakes
1/3 c. oil or margarine
1 1/2 c. water
2-3 t. soy sauce or tamari
Salt (optional) and pepper to taste

Toast the flour and nutritional yeast flakes in a pan until they
give off a nutty aroma.  Add oil and stir until bubbly.  Add
water and cook until mixture begins to thicken, stirring
constantly.  Add soy sauce and salt (optional) and pepper.  makes
approximately 2 c..

(latter recipe courtesy of KL.Marbury@unixgate.gtsi.com)