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US 2016/0106121 A1Published application
Seitan Bacon Product
AssigneeSweet Earth Natural Foods
InventorsRobert Murillo, Kelly Swette
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Abstract
A process for making a simulated bacon product comprises a series of steps of mixing and processing ingredients, followed by shaping into loaves and cooking and slicing the cooked loaves, after which a topping sauce is added and slices are packed for distribution and sale.
Claims10
A process for making a simulated bacon product, comprising:
- (1) mixing dry ingredients for bacon seasoning in a container, and storing the mixed ingredients;
- (2) mixing adzucki beans, liquid smoke and water, and storing the mixture;
- (3) mixing buckwheat groats, water and liquid smoke, and storing the mixture;
- (4) processing the mixture from step (2) to a smooth texture, and storing the processed mixture;
- (5) processing the mixture from step (3) to a smooth texture, and storing the processed mixture;
- (6) combining the processed mixtures from steps (4) and (5), adding additional wet ingredients, blending, and storing for later use;
- (7) preparing a topping sauce by adding liquid smoke and olive oil to dry ingredients including bacon seasoning;
- (8) adding mixture from step (6) to dry ingredients including at least wheat gluten flour, mix to dough;
- (9) separating dough into loaves of a predetermined size, and placing the loaves into individual cooking baskets, and baskets into cooking skillets, then cooking for a predetermined time and temperature;
- (10) placing loaves into slicer, and slicing into bacon strips;
- (11) adding topping sauce from step (7) to bacon slices;
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- (12) packaging and labeling slices for distribution and sale.
10 more elements
A simulated bacon product, comprising:
- strips of simulated bacon cut from a loaf prepared by mixing dry ingredients for bacon seasoning in a container, and storing the mixed ingredients, mixing adzucki beans, liquid smoke and water, and storing the mixture, mixing buckwheat groats, water and liquid smoke, and storing the mixture, processing the adzucki bean mixture to a smooth texture, and storing the processed mixture, processing the buckwheat groats mixture to a smooth texture, and storing the processed mixture, combining the processed adzucki bean and groats mixtures and adding additional wet ingredients, blending, and storing for later use, preparing a topping sauce by adding liquid smoke and olive oil to dry ingredients including bacon seasoning, adding the mixture of the processed beans and groats mixtures to dry ingredients including at least wheat gluten flour, and mixing to a to dough texture, separating the dough into loaves of a predetermined size, and placing the loaves into individual cooking baskets, and baskets into cooking skillets, then cooking for a predetermined time and temperature, placing the loaves into a slicer, and slicing into bacon strips, adding the topping sauce to the bacon slices, and packaging and labeling the slices for distribution and sale.
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