Abstract:
Baked, fried or steamed goods or foodstuffs exerting wheat flour's specific flavor and taste and having a unique flavor can be made characteristically through a process comprising a first step of preparing first a basic dough by mixing wheat flour and water and kneading the mixture under heating to give a basic dough having a temperature of around 55 to 98° C., an additional step of preparing a finished dough by mixing the basic dough, wheat flour and auxiliary materials containing yeast and subsequently kneading the mixture, and a last step of subjecting the finished dough to fermentation and subsequently baking, frying or steaming the fermented dough into baked, fried or steamed goods or foodstuffs.
Abstract:
A tenderizer for microwave-reheatable baked products, which is added to doughs to make fully or partially baked products, contains at least the following ingredients: fat, proteins selected from the group of soy and egg proteins, and methylcellulose. The tenderizer prevents the baked products from becoming tough or chewy upon microwave-reheating.
Abstract:
Baked, fried or steamed goods or foodstuffs exerting wheat flour's specific flavor and taste and having a unique flavor can be made characteristically through a process comprising a first step of preparing first a basic dough by mixing wheat flour and water and kneading the mixture under heating to give a basic dough having a temperature of around 55 to 98null C., an additional step of preparing a finished dough by mixing the basic dough, wheat flour and auxiliary materials containing yeast and subsequently kneading the mixture, and a last step of subjecting the finished dough to fermentation and subsequently baking, frying or steaming the fermented dough into baked, fried or steamed goods or foodstuffs.
Abstract:
A method is provided for bonding together the layers of a laminated food product, such as farinaceous dough layers. The method comprises applying ultrasonic energy (12 kPa-25 kHz, 1,000 to 4,000 watts) to form acoustically created bonds between the food layers. The method is particularly suitable for use in preparing multilayered R-T-E cereal pieces, especially those that are center filled, exhibiting greater seam integrity and reduced leakage of the center filling.
Abstract:
A high amylose flour-based dry batter mix and wet batter slurry are disclosed. The wet batter slurry mixture is capable of providing an adherent and evenly distributed coating over the surface of a dough-enrobed foodstuff, and which, after pre-frying in oil or fat and being cooked by microwave radiation, will provide an outer crust having an appealing toast color and a desired level of crispness. Also disclosed is a microwaveable pre-fried batter-coated, dough-enrobed foodstuff, the cooked product being characterized as having a cooked food filling covered by a moist, cooked dough layer and a crisp, browned outer crust layer.
Abstract:
A composition including a matrix of at least one of a carbohydrate ingredient and a protein ingredient including a crunch in the absence of saturated fats. A composition including a matrix of at least one of a carbohydrate ingredient and a protein ingredient and an inclusion, wherein the composition includes an amount of one or more nutrients in the composition provided by the inclusion that is greater than an amount of the one or more nutrients in the inclusion processed without a matrix. A method including forming a dough including a matrix including at least one of a carbohydrate ingredient and a protein ingredient; and energy activating the dough; and forming a composition including a crunch.
Abstract:
A process for treating a milled product to reduce microbial activity at a high confidence level is disclosed. A sterile ready to eat milled product at a high confidence of sterility is also disclosed.
Abstract:
A process for treating a milled product to reduce microbial activity at a high confidence level is disclosed. A sterile ready to eat milled product at a high confidence of sterility is also disclosed.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a method that enables the preparation of fully cooked farinaceous products with sensory properties that are comparable to those of fried products, but having a substantially lower fat content than their fried counterparts. More particularly, the invention relates a method of preparing a fully cooked farinaceous food product, said method comprising the successive steps of: preparing a farinaceous dough or batter by mixing flour, water and optionally one or more other bakery ingredients; dividing the dough or batter into one or more portions; and cooking said one or more portions by exposing them (i) for in total 20-600 seconds to infrared radiation, more than 50% of the energy content of said infrared radiation stemming from infrared radiation having a wavelength in the range of 0.7-10 μm and (ii) for in total 20-600 seconds to impingement with hot air having a temperature of at least 150° C., wherein the exposure to the infrared radiation and the impingement with hot air can occur simultaneously, sequentially or in any combinations thereof; and wherein a fat-containing coating composition is applied onto the surface of the portions prior to, during or after the cooking of the portions.