Method for forming rings, more particularly dough rings, from dough or other masses

A method for forming rings from dough or other masses,

• wherein a mass portion is positioned under a pressing device, wherein the pressing device has a centering ring, a displacement rod, a cut-out ring and a press ram, wherein the ring is formed in accordance with the following steps:
• wherein in a first step a) the centering ring is placed on an abutment, wherein the mass portion is laterally enclosed by the centering ring and is pressed by the press ram against the abutment into an approximately cylindrical form with a uniform thickness,
• wherein in a second step b) a core hole is made in the mass portion by the displacement rod, wherein the displacement rod penetrates into the mass portion to a lower value than the thickness of the mass portion pre-pressed in the first step a), so that a thin core of the mass portion remains between the abutment and the displacement rod,
• wherein in a third step c) the core is punched out by the cut-out ring, and
• wherein in a fourth step d) the press ram is lifted off the mass portion formed into a ring.