Process for improving baking properties of flour
OwnerFrank D. Smithinventor
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Abstract
A process for improving cake baking properties of wheat flour is disclosed. The process includes the steps of introducing a quantity of wheat flour into a container which is provided with mixing devices; heating the wheat flour at a temperature in the range of 110.degree.-140.degree. C. to dry the wheat flour while injecting nitrogen gas into the container, whereby air exposure of the wheat flour is prevented; rotating the container, thereby continuously mixing the wheat flour with the nitrogen gas during the heating step; and cooling the heated flour to 50.degree. C. while preventing air exposure of the heated flour.
Claims4
A process for improving cake baking properties of wheat flour comprising the following steps:
- (a) introducing a quantity of wheat flour into a container which is provided with mixing means;
- (b) heating the wheat flour at a temperature in the range of 110.degree.-140.degree. C. to dry the wheat flour while injecting nitrogen gas into the container, whereby air exposure of said flour is prevented;
- (c) rotating the container, thereby continuously mixing the wheat flour with the nitrogen gas during the heating step;
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- (d) cooling the heated flour to 50.degree. C. while preventing air exposure of said heated flour.
A process for making cake flour comprising the following steps:
- (a) introducing a quantity of wheat product either in the form of whole grains or semolina into a container which is provided with mixing means;
- (b) heating the wheat product at a temperature in the range of 110.degree.-140.degree. C. to dry the wheat product while injecting nitrogen gas into the container, whereby air exposure of said wheat product is prevented;
- (c ) rotating the container, thereby continuously mixing the wheat product with the nitrogen gas during the heating step;
- (d) cooling the heated wheat product to 50.degree. C. while preventing air exposure of said heated wheat product;
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- (e) milling the cooled wheat product to obtain cake flour.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.