A solid paste composition for cooking, which has elasticity, suppresses a rubber-like texture, and has a good chewy texture. The solid paste composition satisfies containing 2.0 mass % or more of an insoluble dietary fiber in terms of dry mass, 15 mass % or more of a starch in terms of dry mass, and 5.5 mass % or more of a protein in terms of dry mass. The solid paste composition further satisfies at least either of the ratio of the number of CBB-stained sites having an area of at least 200 μm.sup.2 and a roundness coefficient of at least 0.3, to the number of CBB-stained sites being 3% or more, and the ratio of the total area of CBB-stained sites having an area of at least 200 μm.sup.2 and a roundness coefficient of at least 0.3, to the image area of a cross-section of the composition being 0.3% or more.

Frozen un-proofed dough pieces are produced by pinching an upper skin of an un-proofed dough body to a lower skin and producing a score through the upper skin prior to freezing. The un-proofed dough pieces are formed by mass production, with an un-proofed dough sheet being cut to form dough strips which are then cut into the un-proofed dough pieces, with the score for each un-proofed dough piece being formed either before, during or after the individual un-proofed dough pieces are actually created, but before freezing.

Pizza dough for later use, which can be stored at refrigeration temperature for up to 100 days with artisanal quality, comprising in percentage by weight of the finished product: flour (50-65), water (20-35), fats (0-8), salt (0.7-2), sugar (0-2), deactivated yeast (0.05-0.15), fermented flour (0.1-2), vinegar (0.1-2), baking powders (0.5-2), gums (0.1-3).

A viscoelastic composition includes a gel matrix comprising hydrated hydrocolloid gel and cross-linked protein, at least one gluten-free flour source, a starch, and a leavener. In some embodiments, the gel matrix imparts gluten-like properties to a gluten-free viscoelastic composition.

A process for preparing fresh leavened flaky pastry includes the steps of; a mixing the basic products; b) preparing the batter; c) rolling; d) inclusion of fat; e) layer-rolling; f) cutting the pastry into quadrilaterals; g) shaping the pastry quadrilateral; h) bringing to the refrigeration temperature; and i) storage at the refrigeration temperature. Between steps g) and h), additional steps are included for j) cold solidification at a negative temperature above the crystallization temperature of the pastry; and k) oiling and/or vacuum packing of the pastry.

The invention relates to an ovenable pre-baked crumb-coated snack comprising: (a) a filling having a water content of 30-90 wt. %; (b) a barrier layer surrounding the filling, said barrier layer containing 15-75 wt. %, calculated by weight of dry matter, of oligosaccharides having a degree of polymerisation (DP) in the range of 4-20; 2-45 wt. %, calculated by weight of dry matter, of protein; 0-50 wt. %, calculated by weight of dry matter, of starch; wherein the combination of the oligosaccharides, protein and starch constitutes at least 50 wt. % of the dry matter of the barrier layer; and (c) a layer of crumb particles deposited onto the surrounding barrier layer.

The pre-baked crumb-coated snack can be heated in an oven to prepare a ready-to-eat snack without the occurrence of blow outs.

A frozen topologically modified dough product is produced by creating topological features in a dough piece having a main body portion including an upper surface and a lower surface, wherein the topological features is at least one of undulations in the upper surface created through formation of a series of crest and trough regions and a series of tunnels created in the main body portion of the dough piece, and then freezing the dough piece to produce a frozen dough piece. When cooked, particularly through a convection baking operation, the topological features increase the surface area for convection heat transfer during the baking operation, resulting in a significantly reduced overall bake time.

Preparation of a food product comprising a bakery portion and ingredients may include: a first step for preparing the ingredients, a second step for preparing dough, a third step for preparing dough pieces, a step for packaging, in which the dough pieces and the ingredients are assembled and disposed in an impermeable pouch which is vacuum sealed, a step for fermentation, a step for cooking, and a step for cooling.

A process of producing a frozen sheeted dough, which can be prepared without using stress-free sheeting process and transferred directly from the freezer to oven without a proofing step. The process comprises mixing the dough ingredients comprising yeast and chemical leavening agents; resting the dough to form air cell structure; subjecting the dough to high stress sheeting compressions and freezing the dough. The frozen dough can be directly transferred to an oven without a proofing step. The resulting baked product has desirable texture and taste.

Frozen un-proofed dough pieces are produced by pinching an upper skin of an un-proofed dough body to a lower skin and producing a score through the upper skin prior to freezing. The un-proofed dough pieces are formed by mass production, with an un-proofed dough sheet being cut to form dough strips which are then cut into the un-proofed dough pieces, with the score for each un-proofed dough piece being formed either before, during or after the individual un-proofed dough pieces are actually created, but before freezing.