Filled food product, related semi-processed product, and methods and apparatuses for producing same
OwnerRosanno Boscoloinventor
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a filled food product, the semi-processed product from which the food product is obtained and the methods and plant for producing the same. The semi-processed product consists of a single whole piece of dough. Such dough consists of a partially cooked mixture of water and flour. The semi-processed product is formed into a goblet-like shape, has an axis c-c and an opening which defines a plane π. The axis c-c is inclined and oblique with respect to the plane π of the opening. The finished food product is obtained by the filling and the cooking of the semi-processed product.
Claims30
A semi-processed food product (1) formed into a hollow goblet-like shape of a cone aligned along an axis c-c having an opening (5) suitable to receive a filler (8) and consisting of a single and whole piece of dough obtained from a mixture comprising water, flour and a rising agent, the said semi-processed food product being suitable to constitute a food product to be cooked at a temperature of at least 280° C., wherein said semi-processed food product is obtained by moulding, rising and partially cooking at a temperature which is comprised between 30° C. and 170° C. below the said cooking temperature an individual amount of dough without said filler.
A method for the production of a semi-processed food product (1) formed into a hollow goblet-like shape of a cone having an opening (5) suitable to receive a filler (8) and consisting of a single and whole piece of dough obtained from a mixture comprising water, flour and a rising agent, the said semi-processed food product being suitable to constitute a food product to be cooked at a high temperature, the method comprising the steps of:
- measuring out the ingredients and mixing the measured ingredients so as to obtain a homogeneous mass of dough;
- dividing the dough into individual amounts;
- letting the dough to rise up either prior to or subsequent to its division into individual amounts;
- forming into the goblet-like cone shape and partially cooking said individual amounts in a heated mould;
- cooling the resulting semi-processed food product (1) to a temperature at or below ambient temperature.
A mould (10) for manufacturing a semi-processed goblet-like food product (1) in the shape of a hollow cone aligned along an axis c-c having an opening (5), the mould comprising a male half-mould (11) and a female half-mould (12) adapted to receive an individual amount of at least partially risen dough obtained from a mixture comprising water, flour and a rising agent, wherein:
- a cone-shaped gap (14), in which a side space (16) and a bottom space (15) can be identified, are provided between said male half-mould (11) and female half-mould (12);
- both said male half-mould (11) and female half-mould (12) are equipped with means, preferably electrical resistances (13′), providing heat by direct contact to the dough;
- the male half-mould (11) comprises a collar (110) and an underlying mandrel (111) moving relative to each other along said cone axis c-c while the dough is subjected to a partial cooking step in order to compensate the pressure of the gas developed inside the mould by a volume increase in said gap (14).
An apparatus for producing a finished food product (7) comprising a semi-processed partially-cooked goblet-like product (1) in the shape of a hollow cone aligned along an axis c-c with an opening (5) and a filler (8) inserted through said opening, the apparatus comprising:
- a filling station,
- a cooking station suitable to submit said product at a cooking temperature which is comprised between 30° C. and 170° C. above the temperature used when manufacturing said semi-processed product (1),
- a cooling path and
- a drawing chain (62) constituting a closed path traversing said filling station, said cooking station and said cooling path.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.