Abstract:
The inventors have designed a method for the preparation of fully cooked farinaceous food products having a reduced fat content, said method comprising the successive steps of: • preparing a farinaceous dough or batter by mixing flour, water, leavening agent and optionally one or more other bakery ingredients; • dividing the dough or batter into one or more portions; • prefrying said one or more portions; • cooking the one or more prefried portions by exposing them (i) to impingement with hot air, and (ii) to infrared radiation, wherein the exposure to the impingement with hot air and the infrared radiation can occur simultaneously, sequentially or in any combinations thereof.
Abstract:
The invention relates to an icing composition that consists of: 30-75 wt. % of fine carbohydrate particles containing at least 90 wt. % of crystalline carbohydrate, at least 90 wt. % of said fine carbohydrate particles having diameter of less than 50 μm; 15-50 wt. % of fat having a melting point of at least 20° C.; 0-30 wt. % water; and 0.1-30 wt. % of other edible ingredients; wherein the fine carbohydrate particles comprise: −50-100 wt. % of mannitol particles containing at least 90 wt. % mannitol; −0-50 wt. % of sugar particles containing at least 90 wt. % of one or more sugars selected from sucrose, glucose, fructose, lactose and maltose. The icing composition enables the preparation of iced bakery products that exhibit high freeze-thaw stability and that can suitably be stored for several days under ambient conditions without becoming stale. The invention further provides a method of preparing a bakery product that comprises applying the aforementioned icing composition onto a fully cooked bakery product as well as an iced bakery product comprising a fully cooked bakery product that is covered with a layer of such an icing composition.