A sandwich wrap including a flexible, edible sheet that is adapted to enfold an edible filling whereby the resulting enclosing tube has both ends open and an auxiliary support situated under the lowermost open end when the wrap is held vertically for consumption, thus restraining filling from exiting. A method using an assembly frame positions the auxiliary support. Filling is stocked in a capped filling storage tube including at least two components that can be disassembled from inside the edible enclosing tube to give the edible enclosed filling. The food product may include a set of separately enclosed different fillings and each edible enclosing tube may be shaped around the filling storage tube to give a cross-sectional form of a circle sector so that the set forms a right circular cylinder. A seepage container assists assembly in advance of an order to avoid impairment by moisture seeping out of fillings.

The present invention relates to a pourable fruit filling having a water activity in the range of 0.78 to 0.90, said fruit filling containing 10-40 wt. % of fruit pieces dispersed in 60-90 wt. % of a continuous phase, said continuous aqueous containing 18-48 wt. % water, 7-21 wt. % of one or more polyols selected from glycerine, propylene glycol, sorbitol, mannitol, xylitol and erythritol, and 30-60 wt. % of one or more sugars. The pourable fruit filling of the present invention may suitably be applied in the preparation of filled bakery products that exhibit surprising stability at room temperature. The invention further provides a filled bakery product comprising 10-60 wt. % of a pourable fruit filling according to the present invention and 40-90 wt. % of a casing of fully or partially cooked dough that encloses the pourable fruit filling.

One variation of a method for preparing a foodstuff includes: loading a first batter into a first cook chamber; inserting a first core insert into the first cook chamber to form a first thin-shell cavity of a first geometry; heating the first chamber to cook the first batter into a brittle edible shell of the first geometry; loading a second batter into a second cook chamber; inserting a second core insert into the second cook chamber to form a second thin-shell cavity approximating the first geometry; heating the second chamber to cook the second batter into a soft edible shell approximating the first geometry; applying a binding promoter to the soft edible shell; nesting the soft edible shell inside of the brittle edible shell to form a multilayer edible carrier; and loading a set of fillings into the multilayer edible carrier to complete a foodstuff.

One variation of a method for preparing a foodstuff includes: loading a first batter into a first cook chamber; inserting a first core insert into the first cook chamber to form a first thin-shell cavity of a first geometry; heating the first chamber to cook the first batter into a brittle edible shell of the first geometry; loading a second batter into a second cook chamber; inserting a second core insert into the second cook chamber to form a second thin-shell cavity approximating the first geometry; heating the second chamber to cook the second batter into a soft edible shell approximating the first geometry; applying a binding promoter to the soft edible shell; nesting the soft edible shell inside of the brittle edible shell to form a multilayer edible carrier; and loading a set of fillings into the multilayer edible carrier to complete a foodstuff.

A funneling apparatus is provided that can be used in filling a food item, such as a taco shell. The funneling apparatus includes two opposing elongated walls connected on their ends by two opposing end walls. An opening is formed inside the funneling apparatus between the elongated walls and the end walls, which includes a top portion configured to receive contents and a bottom portion configured to dispense the contents. A concave section is provided along the base of each of the first elongated wall the second elongated wall. During use of the funneling apparatus with an item such as a taco shell, the concave section exposes the interior of the side walls formed by the taco shell. The end walls of the funneling apparatus prevent the contents inserted into the opening from spilling out of the taco shell.

The present invention encompasses edible carriers for foods that are soft but still hold a preformed shape. Specifically encompassed are soft shaped tortilla products that can be used to hold food fillings. Exemplary shapes and sizes are provided for the products. Also encompassed are methods of making, packaging, and using the products.

The present invention encompasses edible carriers for foods that are soft but still hold a preformed shape. Specifically encompassed are soft shaped tortilla products that can be used to hold food fillings. Exemplary shapes and sizes are provided for the products. Also encompassed are methods of making, packaging, and using the products.

The present disclosure provides an apparatus for making edible containers which includes a hollow female mold for holding a flowable food product and a male mold insertable into the hollow female mold. The two molds when assembled define a gap of preselected thickness so that when assembled with the food product in the female mold, the gap is filled with the food product in the shape of the final edible container produced once the food product is cooked or baked. An alignment and positioning mechanism is provide that keeps the two mold sections aligned but allows them to move with respect to each other during heating so that when the food product expands, the two molds can move with respect to each other while still keeping the two mold sections aligned with each other so the final edible container keeps its same general shape before and after cooking.

A conically shaped rigid taco shell or edible container, formed from a pre-made, initially flat commercially available circular tortilla is formed by baking or deep frying the tortilla within the appropriate molds. The resulting elongated or oblong oval top opening provides a tidy, convenient, and easy to handle package for eating typical taco ingredients or other food products. The edible container can have either a symmetrical or arc shaped cross section.

A conically shaped rigid taco shell or edible container, formed from a pre-made, initially flat commercially available circular tortilla is formed by baking or deep frying the tortilla within the appropriate molds. The resulting elongated or oblong oval top opening provides a tidy, convenient, and easy to handle package for eating typical taco ingredients or other food products. The edible container can have either a symmetrical or arc shaped cross section.