The invention relates to a winding machine for dough, in particular for winding dough strips, and to a method for winding dough using such a machine, wherein the winding machine comprises: a main body; a control unit; a roller which is rotatably mounted on the main body about a rotational axis, wherein dough strips can be wound onto the roller when the winding machine is in use; a motor for rotationally driving the roller; and a pressing device for pressing dough, which is rolled up on the roller, against the roller.

The present invention relates to a process for manufacturing a dough base, particularly for a dough base, which is a pie or a pizza dough. The claimed process comprises a step, wherein the pressing surface is vibrating with an ultrasonic frequency during the pressing step.

A method is provided for producing crimped edge tart bases in a pastry portion processing machine for the production of crimped edge tart bases. The processing machine has a control device and at least one processing module. The processing module has at least one press, at least one crimping station including a horizontal turntable and at least one crimper mobile in a crimping zone fixed relative to the turntable and first, second and third transfer means. The method includes carrying out steps under the control of the control device after the transfer of each pastry portion into the press by means of the first transfer means. The press forms a tart base with a circular edge by pressing the pastry portion in the press. The tart base is transferred from the press onto the turntable by means of the second transfer means, then coordinated control of the crimper and the rotation of the turntable to obtain a succession of overlapping crimps by successively crimping the section of the edge of the tart base located in the crimping zone and projecting from the turntable over all of the circumference of the edge of the tart base. The crimped edge tart base is evacuating by means of the third transfer means.

A method of manufacturing a layered pizza dough product with great extensibility includes forming a fresh high gluten dough, mixing the fresh high gluten dough with a rework dough to form a combination dough, sheeting the combination dough to form a sheeted dough, and lapping the sheeted dough to form a layered pizza dough. A system for manufacturing includes fresh and rework dough dispensers, a controller, a mixer for combining the fresh and rework doughs, an extruder and a lapper. A layered pizza dough product with great extensibility comprises eight to thirty layers of a high gluten pizza dough, wherein the high gluten pizza dough comprises up to about 40% rework dough by weight.

Provided is a food forming apparatus. The food forming apparatus includes a power unit, a first transmission mechanism, a second transmission mechanism, a first forming mold assembly and a second forming mold assembly. The first transmission mechanism and the second transmission mechanism are respectively connected to the power unit. The first forming mold assembly and the second forming mold assembly are respectively connected to the first transmission mechanism and the second transmission mechanism to perform rotational motions and linear motions. The first forming mold assembly and the second forming mold assembly are respectively driven by the first transmission mechanism and the second transmission mechanism to simultaneously perform reverse linear motions and reverse rotational motions.