Devices, systems, and methods are provided for baking a food product in a portable baking oven. The baking oven includes a main body, lower and upper stones, a heat shield suspending the upper stone above the lower stone, and a heat element emanating heat upward to a rotating flat panel having the lower stone thereon. Convection heat from the heat element moves upward from below the rotating flat panel and past a periphery of the flat panel, channeled by the heat shield to the upper stone, to move along the upper stone, and then down along the heat shield, on the opposite side. With this arrangement, the heat element heats the upper and lower stones with convection heat moving between the lower and upper stones in a side-to-side manner.

Devices, systems, and methods are provided for baking a food product in a portable baking oven. The baking oven includes a main body, lower and upper stones, a heat shield suspending the upper stone above the lower stone, and a heat element emanating heat upward to a rotating flat panel having the lower stone thereon. Convection heat from the heat element moves upward from below the rotating flat panel and past a periphery of the flat panel, channeled by the heat shield to the upper stone, to move along the upper stone, and then down along the heat shield, on the opposite side. With this arrangement, the heat element heats the upper and lower stones with convection heat moving between the lower and upper stones in a side-to-side manner.

The present invention relates to a baked product made without any addition of sugar, which still has a suitable sweetness intensity and a good taste. The baked product has a very low content of fructose. The baked product is obtained by a two-step enzymatic process involving a first step of providing sugar from starch, suitable for a fermentation process, followed by a second step of enzymatic hydrolysis of polysaccharides, oligosaccharides and disaccharides, notably to form primarily glucose and maltose. The novel process further allows for an optimized and/or shortened proofing of the dough in the first step.

The present invention relates to a baked product made without any addition of sugar, which still has a suitable sweetness intensity and a good taste. The baked product has a very low content of fructose. The baked product is obtained by a two-step enzymatic process involving a first step of providing sugar from starch, suitable for a fermentation process, followed by a second step of enzymatic hydrolysis of polysaccharides, oligosaccharides and disaccharides, notably to form primarily glucose and maltose. The novel process further allows for an optimized and/or shortened proofing of the dough in the first step.

Sourdough with a pH of between 3 and 6, an acetic acid content of less than 2,000 ppm, a lactic acid content of less than 8,000 ppm, a yeast content in log(CFU)/g of between 7 and 9, a lactic acid bacteria content in log(CFU)/g of between 8 and 10 and a growth measurement in cm in excess of 2 after five hours, which, when used in bakery, gives a cooked bread with a specific volume which is at least equal to 3 cm.sup.3/g.

Sourdough with a pH of between 3 and 6, an acetic acid content of less than 2,000 ppm, a lactic acid content of less than 8,000 ppm, a yeast content in log(CFU)/g of between 7 and 9, a lactic acid bacteria content in log(CFU)/g of between 8 and 10 and a growth measurement in cm in excess of 2 after five hours, which, when used in bakery, gives a cooked bread with a specific volume which is at least equal to 3 cm.sup.3/g.

Dough preparation apparatus and associated methods. The dough preparation apparatus can store and be configured to execute a plurality of dough preparation recipes. In one example, the dough preparation apparatus is configured for thawing or slacking frozen dough and conditioning the dough prior to baking. The dough preparation apparatus facilitates production of baked bread having higher and more consistent quality.

Dough preparation apparatus and associated methods. The dough preparation apparatus can store and be configured to execute a plurality of dough preparation recipes. In one example, the dough preparation apparatus is configured for thawing or slacking frozen dough and conditioning the dough prior to baking. The dough preparation apparatus facilitates production of baked bread having higher and more consistent quality.

Baked dough products and methods for forming baked dough products are disclosed. The products have an internal structure with numerous layers, which are formed by folding the dough before baking. The numerous layers in the internal structure and other aspects of the products and methods provide for light, airy products that include a combination of appealing aspects found in other types of baked products such as croissants, pretzels, and bagels.

Baked dough products and methods for forming baked dough products are disclosed. The products have an internal structure with numerous layers, which are formed by folding the dough before baking. The numerous layers in the internal structure and other aspects of the products and methods provide for light, airy products that include a combination of appealing aspects found in other types of baked products such as croissants, pretzels, and bagels.