Process for making bread in an automatic bread maker
First Claim
1. A method for making bread from bread ingredients in a bread maker having a motor driving a kneading blade, a heater and a fan, comprising the sequential steps of:
- (a) combining the bread ingredients into a dough;
(b) actuating the motor with intermittent pulses for kneading the dough during a first knead cycle;
(c) deactuating the motor for allowing the dough to rest;
(d) actuating the motor with intermittent pulses for kneading the dough during a second knead cycle;
(e) fermenting the dough during a first rise cycle;
(f) degassing the dough;
(g) fermenting the dough during a second rise cycle;
(h) baking the bread at a predetermined first bake temperature during a first bake cycle extending for a variable period of time corresponding to a desired bread crust color;
(i) baking the bread at a temperature lower than the first bake temperature during a second bake cycle;
(j) gradually cooling the bread from the second bake cycle temperature.
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Abstract
Bread is produced in a bread maker by first mixing/kneading the bread ingredients into a dough, allowing the dough to rest and then kneading the dough for a second cycle. During both kneading cycles, a motor driving a kneading blade is repeatedly bi-directionally rotated with intermittent pulses to give a randomness to the flight of the dough. After kneading, the dough is fermented during a first rise cycle. Next, the dough is preheated and degassed before it is fermented for a second rise cycle. After rising, the dough is baked at a high temperature for proper browning of the crust and then the temperature is lowered to complete the baking of the bread. Lastly, the bread is cooled at a gradual rate by intermittently actuating a heater and a fan.
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Citations
37 Claims
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1. A method for making bread from bread ingredients in a bread maker having a motor driving a kneading blade, a heater and a fan, comprising the sequential steps of:
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(a) combining the bread ingredients into a dough; (b) actuating the motor with intermittent pulses for kneading the dough during a first knead cycle; (c) deactuating the motor for allowing the dough to rest; (d) actuating the motor with intermittent pulses for kneading the dough during a second knead cycle; (e) fermenting the dough during a first rise cycle; (f) degassing the dough; (g) fermenting the dough during a second rise cycle; (h) baking the bread at a predetermined first bake temperature during a first bake cycle extending for a variable period of time corresponding to a desired bread crust color; (i) baking the bread at a temperature lower than the first bake temperature during a second bake cycle; (j) gradually cooling the bread from the second bake cycle temperature. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for making bread from bread ingredients in a bread maker having a motor driving a kneading blade, a heater and a fan, comprising the sequential steps of:
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(a) combining the bread ingredients into a dough; (b) actuating the motor with intermittent pulses for kneading the dough during a first knead cycle; (c) deactuating the motor for allowing the dough to rest; (d) actuating the motor with intermittent pulses for kneading the dough during a second knead cycle; (e) fermenting the dough during a first rise cycle; (f) preheating the dough to a predetermined temperature higher than the temperature during the first rise cycle of step (e); (g) degassing the dough; (h) fermenting the dough at the higher predetermined temperature of step (f) during a second rise cycle; (i) baking the bread; (j) gradually cooling the bread. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method for making bread from bread ingredients in a bread maker having a motor driving a kneading blade, a heater and a fan, comprising the sequential steps of:
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(a) combining the bread ingredients into a dough; (b) actuating the motor for kneading the dough during a knead cycle; (c) fermenting the dough during a first rise cycle; (d) preheating the dough to a predetermined temperature higher than the temperature during the first rise cycle of step (c); (e) degassing the dough; (f) fermenting the dough at the higher predetermined temperature of step (d) during a second rise cycle; (g) baking the bread at a predetermined first bake temperature during a first bake cycle extending for a variable period of time corresponding to a desired bread crust color; (h) baking the bread at a temperature lower than the first bake temperature during a second bake cycle; (i) gradually cooling the bread from the second bake cycle temperature. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A method for making bread from bread ingredients in a bread maker having a motor driving a kneading blade, a heater and a fan, comprising the sequential steps of:
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(a) combining the bread ingredients into a dough; (b) actuating the motor with intermittent pulses for kneading the dough during a first knead cycle; (c) deactuating the motor for allowing the dough to rest; (d) actuating the motor with intermittent pulses for kneading the dough and actuating the fan to reduce sour smells and/or vapors in the dough during a second knead cycle; (e) fermenting the dough during a first rise cycle; (f) preheating the dough to a predetermined temperature higher than the temperature during the first rise cycle of step (e); (g) degassing the dough; (h) fermenting the dough at the higher predetermined temperature of step (f) during a second rise cycle; (i) baking the bread at a predetermined first bake temperature during a first bake cycle extending for a variable period of time corresponding to a desired bread crust color; (j) baking the bread at a temperature lower than the first bake temperature during a second bake cycle; (k) gradually cooling the bread from the second bake cycle temperature, including intermittently actuating the heater and fan to control the rate of cooling of the bread. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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