US 9,788,553 B2 · Double-crusted pizza products, and methods for producing same

Abstract

Compositions and methods for double-crusted pizza product and method for making are disclosed having a peripheral gap extending around, or substantially around, the product perimeter between upper and lower crusts forming a gap. One embodiment provides a double-crusted layer pizza product having a lower crust layer forming a base; an upper crust layer positioned above the lower crust layer; a sauce layer applied directly adjacent to the upper crust layer on a lower surface thereof and positioned between the lower and upper crust layers; at least one ingredient; and the sauce layer having a water concentration of at least 40 percent weight. A second sauce layer or oil layer can be optionally applied adjacent to an upper surface of the lower crust layer. Cut-outs of the second crust layer can occur prior to or after hot-pressing a billet. Optional methods can include spraying the second sauce layer.

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Dependent claims

A double-crusted layer pizza product, comprising:

a lower crust layer forming a base, the lower crust layer having an inner surface;
an upper crust layer positioned above the lower crust layer, the upper crust layer having a inner surface, at least a portion of the inner surfaces of the lower crust layer and the upper crust layer spaced from one another defining a gap therebetween that continuously extends along the peripheral edges of the upper and lower crust layers around the entire periphery of the product;
a first sauce layer directly adjacent to the inner surface of the lower crust layer and positioned between the lower and upper crust layers, the first sauce layer having a water concentration of about 50 percent weight or less;
a second sauce layer directly adjacent to the inner surface of the upper crust layer and positioned between the lower and upper crust layers, the second sauce layer having a water concentration of at least about 47 percent weight;
and
at least one ingredient positioned at least partially between the first sauce layer and the second sauce layer.

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