Apparatus and method for simultaneous cutting, imprinting and piercing of dough

An apparatus configured for manually and concurrently cutting, imprinting and piercing of a sheet of dough to produce imprinted loaves, said dough consisting of flour, water and yeast, said apparatus comprising:

• a cylindrical member mounted on an axle, said cylindrical member having a length;
• a plurality of embossing patterns engraved onto an inner surface disposed on the cylindrical member, each of said embossing patterns placed inside a frame, each of said embossing patterns encircled by an outwardly extending border, said border constituting a cutting edge protruding above the inner surface, said embossing patterns containing a plurality of shaped projections that protrude outwardly and are elevated above the inner surface on which the embossing patterns are placed, said embossing patterns also containing recessed areas below the inner surface on which said embossing patterns are placed;
• each of said embossing patterns having a circular border that protrudes, relative to the engraved surface by a height ranging from about 0.4 inches to about 0.45 inches, each of said embossing patterns are elevated relative to outer surfaces on the cylinder member outside the respective frame by between about 0.15 inches to about 0.25 inches and contains a plurality of areas that are recessed from the inner surface of each embossing pattern, said recessed areas being arranged in a circle on a periphery of each embossing pattern, said recessed areas forming symbols representing Coptic script encircling a plurality of cross patterns, said recessed areas being configured to form corresponding raised areas on a respective loaf in a course of imprinting the loaf;
• said circular borders arranged in rows, said rows are offset and interleaved;
• a plurality of outwardly projecting pins contained within said embossing patterns, said pins being affixed on said inner surface, and protrude from about 0.38 inches to about 0.43 inches above said engraved surface;
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• wherein downward pressure applied manually to said axle of said cylindrical member is configured to cause said cylindrical member to engage a sheet of dough in a manner such that simultaneously a cutting edge slices out the respective loaf from the dough, sheet the respective embossing pattern encircled by a cutting edge imprints the respective loaf and the outwardly projecting pins contained within the respective embossing pattern pierce a respective loaf.