The present disclosure relates to a device for forming a substantially straight, in particular wound, dough piece into an annular shape, comprising a bending unit for annularly bending the dough piece. The bending unit may comprise at least one retaining jaw, two movably supported shaping jaws, a lifting device and a stamp. While being in engagement with the dough piece, one of the shaping jaws provided with a projection is displaceable along a displacement path section between an initial position, in which the projection is in contact with a lower surface of the dough piece, and a final position, in which the projection has been brought out of engagement with the dough piece.

The present disclosure relates to a device for forming a substantially straight, in particular wound, dough piece into an annular shape, comprising a bending unit for annularly bending the dough piece. The bending unit may comprise at least one retaining jaw, two movably supported shaping jaws, a lifting device and a stamp. While being in engagement with the dough piece, one of the shaping jaws provided with a projection is displaceable along a displacement path section between an initial position, in which the projection is in contact with a lower surface of the dough piece, and a final position, in which the projection has been brought out of engagement with the dough piece.

Device for rolling up a dough piece on a separator sheet, comprising a rolling chamber for receiving a flat sheet with a dough piece on top, and configured for rolling up the separator sheet and the dough piece, wherein the chamber comprises a controllable release opening for controlled transfer of the rolled up sheet with the dough piece to a receptacle and at least one sensor for determining directly or indirectly a closure position and/or end of the separator sheet and providing a signal representing said position, a controller for controlling the controllable release opening based on the signal from the sensor; and the receptacle for receiving the dough sheet being configured for holding the dough piece in a predetermined position.

Device for rolling up a dough piece on a separator sheet, comprising a rolling chamber for receiving a flat sheet with a dough piece on top, and configured for rolling up the separator sheet and the dough piece, wherein the chamber comprises a controllable release opening for controlled transfer of the rolled up sheet with the dough piece to a receptacle and at least one sensor for determining directly or indirectly a closure position and/or end of the separator sheet and providing a signal representing said position, a controller for controlling the controllable release opening based on the signal from the sensor; and the receptacle for receiving the dough sheet being configured for holding the dough piece in a predetermined position.

The present invention relates to a method for creating a inverted puff pastry dough or croissant dough, comprising the steps of:

A. Creating a laminate extending in a length ad a width direction by: A1. Providing a first layer of a mixture of fat such as margarine or butter and flour or starch on a substrate; A2. Providing at least one layer of dough on top of the mixture; A4. Providing a second layer of a mixture of dough and flour or starch on top of the dough layer;

C. Cutting the thus obtained laminate in the width direction, as to obtain multiple laminate pieces;

D. Stacking the laminate pieces in a partly-overlapping manner in the length direction, while essentially outlining them in the width direction; and

E. Rolling the stack a first time in a rolling direction in or against the length direction, thus obtaining a inverted puff pastry dough or croissant dough.

The present invention relates to a method for creating a inverted puff pastry dough or croissant dough, comprising the steps of:

A. Creating a laminate extending in a length ad a width direction by: A1. Providing a first layer of a mixture of fat such as margarine or butter and flour or starch on a substrate; A2. Providing at least one layer of dough on top of the mixture; A4. Providing a second layer of a mixture of dough and flour or starch on top of the dough layer;

C. Cutting the thus obtained laminate in the width direction, as to obtain multiple laminate pieces;

D. Stacking the laminate pieces in a partly-overlapping manner in the length direction, while essentially outlining them in the width direction; and

E. Rolling the stack a first time in a rolling direction in or against the length direction, thus obtaining a inverted puff pastry dough or croissant dough.

A roller system laminates products in different shapes of any type of mass and/or combination thereof, for obtaining different rolled tri-dimensional shapes, to be later baked and/or fried. A roller system comprises a horizontal conveyor belt, set on the upper part of a main support structure, which receives laminated products and conveys them in a first direction at a first velocity towards a start roller belt; said start roller belt which is perpendicular to the horizontal conveyor belt, is set over a second mobile support structure, to begin the rolling of the laminated products at a second velocity and in a second direction, said start roller belt transports the laminated products with the rolling having started towards a rolling belt; the rolling belt on an inclined plane under the horizontal conveyor belt.

Exemplary embodiments are directed to an apparatus for forming a rolled food product, generally including a transport section and a rolling section. The transport section is configured to receive a food product in an unrolled configuration. The rolling mechanism includes rolling elements positionable between an active position in which the rolling elements are disposed over at least a portion of the transport section, and a retracted position in which the rolling elements are actuated away from the transport section. The transport section is configured to feed the food product in the unrolled configuration to the rolling mechanism. The rolling mechanism is configured to roll the food product into a partially rolled food product. Rolling of the partially rolled food product into a fully rolled food product is completed by the transport section.

Exemplary embodiments are directed to an apparatus for forming a rolled food product, generally including a transport section and a rolling section. The transport section is configured to receive a food product in an unrolled configuration. The rolling mechanism includes rolling elements positionable between an active position in which the rolling elements are disposed over at least a portion of the transport section, and a retracted position in which the rolling elements are actuated away from the transport section. The transport section is configured to feed the food product in the unrolled configuration to the rolling mechanism. The rolling mechanism is configured to roll the food product into a partially rolled food product. Rolling of the partially rolled food product into a fully rolled food product is completed by the transport section.

A combined food cutting and rounding machine comprises a supply opening through which edible material passes, a stator located adjacent the supply opening and a rotor configured to rotate relative to the stator. The stator includes a stator forming channel. The rotor includes a plurality of rotor forming channels and a plurality of blades, at least one of the plurality of blades being located adjacent to each of the plurality of rotor forming channels. The stator forming channel and each of the plurality of rotor forming channels are arcuate in length. The supply opening, stator and rotor are configured such that, during operation as the rotor rotates relative to the stator, edible material exiting the supply opening is cut by one of the plurality of blades and formed into a ball by simultaneous contact with the stator forming channel and one of the plurality of rotor forming channels.