Grooved freezer-to-oven pizza crust
AssigneeThe Pillsbury Company
InventorsMichelle M. Larsen, Dennis A. Lonergan
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A grooved, pre-proofed, freezer-to-oven pizza crust dough. The dough includes a top surface for a pizza filling, and a bottom surface opposing the top surface and contacting a pizza pan. The bottom surface of the dough defines a plurality of grooves which provide the dough with a uniformly cooked surface upon baking the dough.
Claims21
A pre-proofed, frozen dough comprising a top surface and a bottom surface intended to be in contact with a cooking surface opposing the top surface, wherein the bottom surface defines a plurality of grooves.
A method of making a pre-proofed, frozen dough capable of attaining a uniformly cooked bottom surface upon baking the dough on a cooking surface, comprising:
- proofing a dough piece having a top surface and a bottom surface intended to be in contact with the cooking surface;
- imparting a plurality of grooves on the bottom surface of the dough;
- and
- freezing the dough.
A pre-proofed frozen pizza dough having a central region and an outer edge and adapted for baking on a cooking surface, including:
- a top surface;
- and
- a bottom surface intended to be in contact with the cooking surface when the pizza dough is baked, the bottom surface including a plurality of grooves extending from the central region to the outer edge to enhance the venting of vapors between the bottom surface of the dough and the cooking surface when the dough is baked.
A method for making a pre-proofed frozen pizza dough capable of attaining a relatively uniformly cooked bottom surface when the dough is baked on a cooking surface, including:
- proofing a pizza dough piece having a top surface, a bottom surface intended to be in contact with the cooking surface, a central region and an outer edge;
- forming a plurality of grooves on the bottom surface of the dough, the grooves extending from the central region to the outer edge;
- and
- freezing the dough.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.