Dough that browns, raises and forms an oven tender bread crust under the influence of microwave incident energy
First Claim
1. A dough that can be baked in a microwave oven, the dough comprising a yeast leavened mixture comprising a major proportion of flour, about 30-60 wt % water and about 1-10 wt % of a cheese, the percentages based on flour content, wherein the dough after baking results in a substantially uniformly raised, tender, bready interior with a crisp, browned crust wherein the crust crispness is characterized by a curve showing penetration force, a peak force of less than 3000 g and a bready tenderness characterized by a penetration force, measured by the area under the force curve, of less than 5500 gm-sec.
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Abstract
A dough that can bake to form a bread product having a homebaked taste, aroma, freshness, attractive browned character and pleasing crispness of a homemade bread. The product can be obtained by baking the dough in a microwave oven without the time, bother and mess of preparing a leavened dough and baking the dough in a thermal or convection oven. The product can include bread products including breads rolls, etc. The invention relates to a crust that can be combined with a topping or filling to form a baked product. Such products include such items as a pizza, meat pie, fruit pie etc. suitable for baking in a microwave oven. The crust has a unique formulation that ensures a high quality product. Further, the unique formulation provides a crust that forms a well-raised, attractive browned crust even in combination with substantial quantities of fillings having large amounts of water and other components. The crust, combined with an appropriately sized susceptor layer, can be heated in a microwave to result in a crust containing food that is substantially equivalent to freshly made crusts.
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- 1. A dough that can be baked in a microwave oven, the dough comprising a yeast leavened mixture comprising a major proportion of flour, about 30-60 wt % water and about 1-10 wt % of a cheese, the percentages based on flour content, wherein the dough after baking results in a substantially uniformly raised, tender, bready interior with a crisp, browned crust wherein the crust crispness is characterized by a curve showing penetration force, a peak force of less than 3000 g and a bready tenderness characterized by a penetration force, measured by the area under the force curve, of less than 5500 gm-sec.
- 20. A dough that can be baked in a microwave oven, the dough comprising a yeast leavened mixture comprising a major proportion of flour, about 30 to 65 wt % water, about 0.1 to 10 wt % of a food grade emulsifier, about 1 to 15 wt % of a cheese and 4 to about 15 wt % of a fat, the percentages based on flour content, wherein the dough after baking results in a fully raised, tender, bready interior with a crisp browned crust.
- 28. A dough that can be baked in a microwave oven, the dough comprising a yeast leavened mixture comprising a major proportion of flour, an effective amount of a chemical leavening agent, about 30 to 65 wt % water, about 5 to 50 wt % of a fiber, a soluble fiber, or natural gum and 4 to about 15 wt % of a fat, the percentages based on flour content, wherein the dough after baking results in a fully raised, tender, bready interior with a crisp browned crust.
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