Bakery product and process
AssigneeCaravan Products Co., Inc.
InventorsLouis J. Smerak, Jason A. Miller
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Abstract
An additive composition for a flour containing dough, the additive composition consisting essentially of the following ingredients: (a) L-cysteine; and (b) ascorbic acid wherein the proportions of said ingredients are based upon the weight of 100 pounds of the flour in the dough and are in the following amounts: (a) 0.001 to 0.012 pound; and (b) 0.0015 to 0.04 pound.
Claims11
An additive composition for a flour containing dough, said additive composition consisting essentially of the following ingredients:
- a. L-cysteine;
- and
- b. ascorbic acid,
- wherein the proportions of said ingredients are based upon the weight of 100 pounds of said flour in said dough and are in the following amounts:
- a. 0.001 to .012 pound;
- and
- b. 0.0015 to .04 pound,
- including in said composition enzymes selected from the group consisting of fungal alpha amylase enzyme;
- fungal protease enzyme;
- bromelain enzyme;
- and, papain enzyme.
The process of making a yeast leavened bread dough product comprising the steps of:
- a. forming a dough by combining normal bread dough ingredients with L-cysteine in weight proportion of between about 0.001 to 0.012 pound for 100 pounds of flour in said dough and ascorbic acid in weight proportion of between about 0.0015 to 0.04 pound for 100 pounds of flour in said dough and including enzymes in said dough selected from the group consisting of fungal alpha amylase enzyme;
- fungal protease enzyme;
- bromelain enzyme;
- and, papain enzyme;
- b. extending said dough;
- and
- c. baking said extended dough.
The process of making a yeast leavened bread dough product comprising the steps of:
- a. forming a dough by combining normal bread dough ingredients with L-cysteine in weight proportion of between about 0.001 to 0.012 pound for 100 pounds of flour in said dough and ascorbic acid in weight proportion of between about 0.0015 to 0.04 pound for 100 pounds of flour in said dough said flour being substantially free of any pretreatment with chlorine gas before said forming step,
- b. extending said dough;
- and
- c. baking said extended dough.
A yeast leavened bread dough containing an additive consisting essentially of:
- a. L-cysteine;
- and
- b. ascorbic acid
- wherein the proportions of said ingredients are based upon the weight of 100 pounds of flour in said dough mixture and are in the following amounts:
- a. 0.001 to 0.012 pound;
- and
- b. 0.0015 to 0.04 pound,
- including in said additive enzymes selected from the group consisting of fungal alpha amylase enzyme;
- fungal protease enzyme;
- bromelain enzyme;
- and, papain enzyme.
A yeast leavened bread dough containing an additive consisting essentially of:
- a. L-cysteine;
- and
- b. ascorbic acid
- wherein the proportions of said ingredients are based upon the weight of 100 pounds of flour in said dough mixture and are in the following amounts:
- a. 0.001 to 0.012 pound;
- and
- b. 0.0015 to 0.04 pound,
- said flour being substantially free of any pre-treatment of chlorine gas before said additive addition.
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