There is provided a method (200) for preparing an extrudable food item comprising wheat flour and non-wheat flour at an apparatus (10), which comprises a mixing unit (120) and a heating unit (130). The method comprises combining (210), using the mixing unit, the non-wheat flour with a liquid so as to form a first dough mixture; heating (220), using the heating unit, the first dough mixture; and combining (230), using the mixture unit, the wheat flour with the heated dough mixture to form a second dough mixture.