Starch-free baked comestible goods and aqueous slurries (batters) for preparation of starch-free baked comestible goods include a combination of three different protein components that are protein concentrates or protein isolates, wherein the protein components differ by solubility in water and/or particle size when suspended in an aqueous medium. The combination of three protein components, particularly in certain weight ratios, enables the preparation of starch-free baked comestible goods including doughnuts, muffins, cakes, and bars as well as other commonly recognized desirable comestible formats. The starch-free baked comestible goods have an improved texture and extended shelf-life as compared to previously developed starch-free baked comestible goods.

A method for preparing a legume starch with a high slowly digestible fraction content (SDS), a hydrothermal treatment method wherein it comprises the following steps: 1) preparing a starch milk with a dry matter content of between 30 and 40% by weight; 2) heating the starch milk prepared in this way to a temperature of between 50 and 60? C., preferably 55? C., in a continuous reactor so that the residence time of the starch milk is less than 5 minutes, preferably less than 2 minutes; and 3) recovering, filtering and drying the starch milk treated in this way.

A composition useful for making gluten-free bread of high quality comprises a) a gluten-free flour, and b) a hydroxypropyl methylcellulose having a methoxyl content of from 24.5 to 29.0 percent and a hydroxypropoxyl content of from 4.0 to 12.0 percent, each being based on the total weight of the hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, and having a viscosity of from 60 to 250 mPa.Math.s, determined in a 2% by weight solution in water at 20? C.

A yeast-free dough contains at least 30% natural cheese. The natural cheese is mixed with wheat flour, pregelatinized starch, and water to make a non-laminated dough, which is then sheeted, cut and dehydrated. The finished product has a peak force hardness of between about 15,000 to about 30,000 grams and an expanded internal air cell structure throughout and a bulk density of from about 100 to about 400 g/L.

The invention concerns a vegetable butter in the form of a paste, obtained from non-animal raw materials, which is capable of fully or partially replacing fats of vegetable and/or animal origin, and more particularly animal fats such as butter. The invention also concerns its uses as novel products in the fields of breadmaking and/or patisserie and/or viennoiserie. The invention further concerns the breadmaking, patisserie and viennoiserie products obtained by the use of said vegetable butter in their recipes.

The invention concerns a lightened fat which is obtained by replacing some of the initial vegetable and/or animal fat with a non-animal raw material, a microalgal flour, and the uses thereof as novel product in the fields of breadmaking and/or patisserie and/or viennoiserie.

A crispy textured ambient shelf-stable food product is formed from a dough that includes at least 50% by weight of a fruit and/or vegetable, starch and fat. The food product has a moisture content of less than 4% by weight and exhibits reduced moisture uptake such that the food product has a moisture content of less than 7% by weight after 2 weeks exposure to ambient conditions of 50% humidity at 23 C.

A refrigerated or frozen place-and-bake cake product is described that includes an uncooked dough that has handling characteristics that allow for convenient placement on a baking sheet for baking, yet also results in a cake-like texture upon baking. The uncooked dough includes a particular combination of wheat flour and corn flour, pregelatinized starch and/or a fruit or vegetable puree or mash, a gum component that includes xanthan gum and at least one other gum, sucrose, egg solids, dairy solids, and a leavening system.

A composition useful as the principal component in a baked foodstuff is provided. The composition comprises an etherified, non-waxy starch selected from the group consisting of tapioca starch, corn starch, and mixtures thereof, and a native starch selected from the group consisting of corn starch, potato starch, and mixtures thereof. Also provided are compositions useful for preparing baked foodstuffs containing the principal component described above and additionally a minor amount of a non-gluten protein, and a minor amount of a hydrocolloid, and baked foodstuffs prepared by baking such compositions. The baked foodstuffs exhibit extended shelf-life without staling of the baked foodstuff by reason of the use of the compositions described above.

The present invention relates to a breadmaking improver useful in a method for producing a cooked loaf by the final cooking of a precooked loaf stored without freezing. It also relates to an improved breadmaking method that implements the use of this improver. The improver of the invention enables the precooked loaf to be stored at ambient temperature or at positive low temperature for a period ranging up to one month without the freshness and taste qualities thereof being impaired. The method of the invention is useful for all types of loaves, in particular large loaves, the weight of which may reach 2 kg.