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US 4,935,251 AGranted
Food product
AssigneeThomas J. Lipton, Inc.
InventorsNicolaas J. F. D. Verhoef, Hendrik F. Zock
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Abstract
Process for preparing a foodstuff product such as croutons, characterized in that pieces of dough are at least partially baked and thereby expanded, whereafter the expanded pieces of foodstuff obtained are possibly further reduced in size and subsequently provided with a thermosetting coating layer, which coating layer comprises a film-forming material. Preferably, the coated pieces of foodstuff are subjected to a heat treatment. Preferably, a film-forming material rich in protein is used.
Claims9
A process for preparing a coated foodstuff comprising the steps of:
- (a) preparing dough pieces;
- (b) backing the dough pieces, at least partially, to produce moisture-containing expanded dough pieces;
- (c) coating the expanded dough pieces with an edible, thermosetting, film forming material which under the influence of heat forms a moisture proof layer around the expanded dough pieces;
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- (d) heat-treating the expanded moisture-containing dough pieces in the presence of an edible oil, wherein the moisture content is sufficient to produce a film which lies around the pieces and prevents oil penetration thereto.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.