A multi-layered food product comprises a filling encapsulated by a partially or fully baked dough layer, and wherein the dough layer is optionally partially or fully encapsulated by a partially or fully baked batter layer that was applied to the dough layer after the dough layer had been partially or fully baked, and the multi-layered food product can optionally include one or more toppings atop the outer dough or batter layer.

A multi-layered food product comprises a filling encapsulated by a substantially baked yeast-leavened dough. The encapsulated filling is further encapsulated by a substantially baked chemically-leavened batter layer.

A pocketed bun is made by placing a removable insert inside a portion of bread dough, cooking the bread dough to produce a bread bun, cutting the bread bun, and removing the insert from the bread bun. Preferably, the insert is made of a non-edible and non-stick material. The insert is at least partially or completely surrounded by the bread dough before and after cooking. The insert can also be magnetic, so that the insert and the bread dough can be magnetically suspended during cooking in an oven that has one or more suspension magnets.

Food products, apparatus, systems and methods in which a pocketed bun is produced by supplying compressed air into a portion of bread dough to produce an air pocket, cooking the portion to produce an at least partially cooked bun, and cutting the bun into at least two pieces, with each piece having a cavity. Air can be delivered directly inside the portion of bread dough through a tube or to an expandable object (e.g., a balloon). Preferably, the portion of bread dough is placed into an expandable mold controlled by at least an arm operated by a processor. Batches of pocketed buns can be produced by utilizing a device having multiple molds inside a chamber, and multiple stacked chambers or a shelf with multiple floors.

A pan is provided that has a male mold portion, a housing that surrounds the male mold portion, and a top portion with a wing plate that has a complimentary outer surface to the end surface of the male mold portion. The complimentary outer surface forms a more consistent thickness of a baked item. The housing has a bottom surface with an aperture in the bottom to receive the male mold portion. The bottom surface acts to eject the baked item from the pan as the male mold portion is removed from the pan. The top portion can be formed with a continuous surface or have a wing plate that is spaced from a planar portion.

A pan is provided that has a male mold portion, a housing that surrounds the male mold portion, and a top portion with a wing plate that has a complimentary outer surface to the end surface of the male mold portion. The complimentary outer surface forms a more consistent thickness of a baked item. The housing has a bottom surface with an aperture in the bottom to receive the male mold portion. The bottom surface acts to eject the baked item from the pan as the male mold portion is removed from the pan. The top portion can be formed with a continuous surface or have a wing plate that is spaced from a planar portion.

A pearl dorayaki structure includes a first internal layer formed of one or multiple pearls in a spherical form, a second internal layer formed of a sticky filling, and surface layers formed of patty in a soft and dense form and wrapping the second internal layer. The surface layers formed by subjecting the dorayaki patty raw material to steps of stirring and heating to be then shaped to form the dorayaki patty; the first internal layer is formed by subjecting the pearl raw material to steps of stirring and steaming so as to be shaped as the pearls; and the second internal layer is formed of the filling that is formed by subjecting fructose and edible shortening to stirring; and the second internal layer and the first internal layer are subjected to stuffing and shaping so as to be wrapped with the surface layers to thereby form the pearl dorayaki.

A pearl dorayaki structure includes a first internal layer formed of one or multiple pearls in a spherical form, a second internal layer formed of a sticky filling, and surface layers formed of patty in a soft and dense form and wrapping the second internal layer. The surface layers formed by subjecting the dorayaki patty raw material to steps of stirring and heating to be then shaped to form the dorayaki patty; the first internal layer is formed by subjecting the pearl raw material to steps of stirring and steaming so as to be shaped as the pearls; and the second internal layer is formed of the filling that is formed by subjecting fructose and edible shortening to stirring; and the second internal layer and the first internal layer are subjected to stuffing and shaping so as to be wrapped with the surface layers to thereby form the pearl dorayaki.

A pearl arare structure includes a biscuit body that is in a three-dimensional form having a predetermined thickness and a mixture that is mixed in the biscuit body. The mixture includes a cotton-like sweety filling and a plurality of pearls, so that the pearl arare, when being consumed, exhibits a new mouthfeel of both arare and pearls to thereby enhance the product value of the arare. A manufacturing method of the pearl arare includes steps of subjecting a pearl raw material to stirring, steaming, and sugar adding so as to be shaped into pearls; steps of subjecting a cotton candy raw material to cooking, and whisking and stirring to form a cotton-like sweety filling; a step of mincing biscuit into biscuit flakes; and steps of subjecting a predetermined amount of the pearls, the cotton-like sweety filling, and the biscuit flakes to mixing, cooling, rolling, and then cutting.

A pearl arare structure includes a biscuit body that is in a three-dimensional form having a predetermined thickness and a mixture that is mixed in the biscuit body. The mixture includes a cotton-like sweety filling and a plurality of pearls, so that the pearl arare, when being consumed, exhibits a new mouthfeel of both arare and pearls to thereby enhance the product value of the arare. A manufacturing method of the pearl arare includes steps of subjecting a pearl raw material to stirring, steaming, and sugar adding so as to be shaped into pearls; steps of subjecting a cotton candy raw material to cooking, and whisking and stirring to form a cotton-like sweety filling; a step of mincing biscuit into biscuit flakes; and steps of subjecting a predetermined amount of the pearls, the cotton-like sweety filling, and the biscuit flakes to mixing, cooling, rolling, and then cutting.