Bagel products are formed by (a) mixing flour and water together with yeast to form a sourdough; (b) preparing an activated malt extract by mixing barley malt extract, a second amount of yeast, and water; (c) mixing the sourdough, the activated malt extract, and salt with flour to form a final dough; forming bagel shapes from the final dough; (d) fermenting the shapes for at least 30 minutes at around room temperature, and then further fermenting and storing the shapes for at least 10 hours under refrigeration at a temperature of from about +2° C. to about +8° C.; (f) boiling the shapes one side at a time or, in an initial baking step, baking the shapes in a steam environment; (g) baking, in a final baking step after the boiling or initial baking step, the formed bagel shapes; and, optionally, (h) freezing the baked bagel shapes.

Bagel products are formed by (a) mixing flour and water together with yeast to form a sourdough; (b) preparing an activated malt extract by mixing barley malt extract, a second amount of yeast, and water; (c) mixing the sourdough, the activated malt extract, and salt with flour to form a final dough; forming bagel shapes from the final dough; (d) fermenting the shapes for at least 30 minutes at around room temperature, and then further fermenting and storing the shapes for at least 10 hours under refrigeration at a temperature of from about +2° C. to about +8° C.; (f) boiling the shapes one side at a time or, in an initial baking step, baking the shapes in a steam environment; (g) baking, in a final baking step after the boiling or initial baking step, the formed bagel shapes; and, optionally, (h) freezing the baked bagel shapes.

A method for producing a reheatable food product includes mixing butter, maltodextrin and breadcrumbs so as to form a butter mixture, obtaining a first slice of bread and a second slice of bread, spreading the butter mixture onto a first surface of the first slice of bread and a first surface of the second slice of bread, applying 5 g to 70 g of a filling to the second surface of the first slice of bread, positioning the second slice of bread on the filling such that the second surface of the second slice of bread is adjacent thereto to form the food product, grilling the food product until the first surfaces are golden brown, and compressing the food product to a thickness of 0.56 inches to 0.75 inches while grilling, freezing the food product to a frozen state, reheating the food product.

A method for producing a reheatable food product includes mixing butter, maltodextrin and breadcrumbs so as to form a butter mixture, obtaining a first slice of bread and a second slice of bread, spreading the butter mixture onto a first surface of the first slice of bread and a first surface of the second slice of bread, applying 5 g to 70 g of a filling to the second surface of the first slice of bread, positioning the second slice of bread on the filling such that the second surface of the second slice of bread is adjacent thereto to form the food product, grilling the food product until the first surfaces are golden brown, and compressing the food product to a thickness of 0.56 inches to 0.75 inches while grilling, freezing the food product to a frozen state, reheating the food product.

A gluten-free vegetable hash-based flexible food product is described that maintains flexibility and malleability following a freeze/thaw cycle and prior to a cooking process. An example food product includes a combination of gluten-free ingredients such as gums, starches, and flours to support post-thaw flexibility and malleability after a designated thaw period while maintaining a thin shaped profile. The food product can be folded into a desired shape following the thaw period and cooked to maintain a non-planar shape and avoid leakage of fluids from moisture-containing foodstuffs held by the food product.

A gluten-free vegetable hash-based flexible food product is described that maintains flexibility and malleability following a freeze/thaw cycle and prior to a cooking process. An example food product includes a combination of gluten-free ingredients such as gums, starches, and flours to support post-thaw flexibility and malleability after a designated thaw period while maintaining a thin shaped profile. The food product can be folded into a desired shape following the thaw period and cooked to maintain a non-planar shape and avoid leakage of fluids from moisture-containing foodstuffs held by the food product.

The gloss of iced frozen baked goods once thawed, is enhanced by coating the baked goods with shellac prior to freezing.

The gloss of iced frozen baked goods once thawed, is enhanced by coating the baked goods with shellac prior to freezing.

A method for conditioning a food in connection with a treatment, a processing, or the production of the food in an air environment in an open conditioning space, whereby a) climatic data influencing the food in the conditioning process are captured during the conditioning process in the surroundings of the food within the conditioning space, wherein, as climatic data, the conditioning variables of temperature, absolute water content and air pressure are captured as measured values and are compared with food-related setpoint values for the temperature change process, and b) if a deviation of the measured value from the setpoint value associated therewith is detected, the surroundings of the food in the conditioning space are influenced in order to adjust the measured value to the setpoint value.

A method for conditioning a food in connection with a treatment, a processing, or the production of the food in an air environment in an open conditioning space, whereby a) climatic data influencing the food in the conditioning process are captured during the conditioning process in the surroundings of the food within the conditioning space, wherein, as climatic data, the conditioning variables of temperature, absolute water content and air pressure are captured as measured values and are compared with food-related setpoint values for the temperature change process, and b) if a deviation of the measured value from the setpoint value associated therewith is detected, the surroundings of the food in the conditioning space are influenced in order to adjust the measured value to the setpoint value.