Method for preparing elongated pita bread
AssigneeAsgdhig Goglanian
InventorGeorge Goglanian
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to a method and apparatus for baking substantially continuous pita bread and also for separating the upper and lower layers of such a continuous pita bread. A substantially continuous extrusion of dough is transported along a conveyor system and cut longitudinally into a series of elongated dough strips. The elongated strips are baked in an oven so that the strips inflate and become substantially tubular. When the baked tubular strips emerge from the oven, the upper layer and lower layers of the bread strips are detached from one another along their edges by a cutter assembly. The upper and lower elongated strips are thus separated and available for further processing, such as chopping into snack-sized portions and/or seasoning.
Claims44
A method for making an elongated pita bread, comprising the steps of:
- forming dough into an elongated, flat dough form;
- providing an oven;
- moving the elongated dough through the oven such that baking-induced gases inflate the dough, forming an upper bread layer and a lower bread layer, the layers being connected at first and second edges;
- and
- cutting the baked dough at or adjacent the first edge so that the upper and lower layers are unattached at or adjacent the first edge.
A method for making snack-sized portions of pita bread, comprising the steps of:
- providing a dough forming apparatus capable of forming a substantially continuous elongated strip of pita dough;
- providing a proofing apparatus;
- providing an oven;
- forming a substantially continuous elongated pita dough strip having a front end and a rear end;
- baking the elongated pita dough strip in the oven so as to form a baked elongated pita bread strip having an upper bread layer and a lower bread layer;
- and
- cutting the baked pita bread strip into snack-sized portions.
A method for making an elongated pita bread loaf, comprising the steps of:
- substantially continuously forming an elongated pita dough;
- baking the elongated pita dough in an oven so that the elongated dough separates into an upper layer and a lower layer during baking, the upper and lower layers connected at opposing edges;
- and
- moving the pita dough into and out of the oven to produce an elongated pita bread loaf.
A method for making an elongated pita bread, comprising the steps of:
- forming pita dough into an elongated, flat dough form;
- dividing the elongated, flat dough into a plurality of elongated dough strips;
- and
- baking the elongated dough strips in an oven so that each elongated dough strip at least partially inflates into a substantially tubular shape so as to produce an elongated pita bread.
A method for making an elongated pita bread, comprising the steps of:
- forming pita dough into an elongated, flat dough form;
- baking the elongated dough in an oven so that the elongated dough at least partially inflates into a substantially tubular shape so as to produce an elongated pita bread;
- and
- moving the elongated dough through the oven so that a first portion of the elongated dough exits the oven before a second portion of the elongate dough enters the oven.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.