The present invention relates to baking powders suitable for use as a phosphate-free leavening agent in baking, more particularly in cakes, comprising baking salt(s) and oxidase(s) of class EC 1.1.3. Also, phosphate-free cake batters or cake products comprising baking salt(s) and oxidase(s) of class EC 1.1.3, and methods to obtain them, are provided herein.

A cuttable leaven in solid form and to the use of this leaven in a bakery for preparing leaven bread and as a bread-making starter for the preparation of a liquid leaven. The leaven is based on flour of barley, buckwheat, lupine, millet, quinoa, einkorn, Kharagan wheat or mixtures thereof.

The present invention relates to a dry powder composition comprising particles of a carrier material coated with a fatty acid glyceride, a dry bakery pre-mix comprising the composition, a method of making the composition and its use to make bakery products.

Provided herein is a method of applying a simple all-in-mix method that can produce a sponge cake with improved swelling thereby favorable appearance and texture without impairing the original flavor of the sponge cake by baking a cake dough containing a large number of air bubbles with uniform size and a dough composition for sponge cake suitable for the method. The objective can be achieved by a method of producing a sponge cake, comprising foaming a dough composition comprising hydroxypropyl methylcellulose having a viscosity of 30 mPa.Math.s to 800 mPa.Math.s when measured with a viscometer at 20? C. using a 2% by mass aqueous solution, cereal flour comprising light flour, egg, sugar, an expander, edible oil and water by the all-in-mix method to obtain a cake dough, and baking the cake dough to obtain a sponge cake; and the like.

This product based on leaven comprises a package containing living leaven closed with a gas tight seal. The leaven is in a nitrogen atmosphere.

A leavening composition which gives an enhanced leavening and reduced use of acidulants comprises (1) an alkali metal bicarbonate; (2) at least 0.1 and preferably at least 1 mole per mole of bicarbonate of a precipitant which is a water-soluble alkaline earth metal salt; and (3) optionally an acidulant; wherein (2) and (3) are present in a total amount from 105 to 800% of the stoichiometric amount that would be required to react fully with (1) in a boiling aqueous solution.

In a preferred embodiment the acidulant forms a water insoluble calcium or magnesium salt and is sufficient to provide more than 0.105 g replaceable hydrogen per 100 mmol bicarbonate, and the precipitant is a water soluble calcium or magnesium salt which is capable of precipitating or complexing with said acidulant and is present in an amount sufficient to provide a final pH below 6.5 when the leavening agent is heated in a bakery mix, which allows the inclusion of an effective amount of a preservative.

A coated food product is produced by combining a plurality of dry ingredients to form a dry mix and combining the dry mix with water to form a dough. A plurality of base pieces is formed from the dough. A slurry is prepared by combining at least sucrose, fruit pure and calcium carbonate. The slurry is combined with the plurality of base pieces to coat the plurality of base pieces and form a plurality of coated base pieces. After preparing the slurry and before combining the slurry with the plurality of base pieces, the slurry is stored or held for at least 30 minutes.

It has been found that the particular combination of a thermophilic serine protease and monoglycerides, are able to improve the short bite in bakery products. Provided herein are compositions comprising this particular combination of ingredients, the use of this particular combination of ingredients and methods for preparing bakery products using the combination of a thermophilic serine protease and monoglycerides.

The present disclosure relates generally to flour compositions for use in baking and other culinary applications. In particular, the disclosure relates to flour compositions comprising popcorn flour, and their use as gluten-free substitutes for wheat and other gluten-containing flours.

The present invention is related to an enzyme that allows efficient removal of fructan from grain and vegetable raw material. The enzyme according to the invention produces grain and vegetable material having a fructan content significantly lower compared to that of the starting material.