METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CREATING AN INVERTED PUFF PASTRY DOUGH OR A CROISSANT DOUGH

Abstract

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.

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8. A device for creating an inverted puff pastry dough or croissant dough, comprising: a first conveyor belt, configured for conveying a dough laminate in a direction of conveyance; a first dispenser, for providing a first layer of a first mixture of fat, including margarine or butter, and flour or starch on the first conveyor belt; a second dispenser, arranged downstream of the first dispenser, for providing a layer of base dough on top of the first mixture; a third dispenser, arranged downstream of the second dispenser, for providing a second layer of a second mixture of fat, including margarine or butter, and flour or starch on top of the layer of base dough; a cutting means, for cutting the thus obtained laminate in a direction perpendicular or with a directional component perpendicular to the direction of conveyance, as to obtain multiple laminate pieces; a stacker, for stacking the multiple laminate pieces in a partly-overlapping manner in a length direction, while essentially outlining them in a width direction; and at least one roller, for rolling the stacked multiple laminate pieces for obtaining an inverted puff pastry dough or croissant dough.

9. The device according to claim 8, wherein at least the first or the third dispenser comprises a vacuum pump.

10. The device according to claim 8, comprising a second conveyor belt on which the stacked multiple laminate pieces are provided, extending below the first conveyor belt and configured for receiving a dough laminate from the first conveyor belt, wherein the device is configured for depositing the dough laminate upside down at a flipping location on the second conveyor belt with respect to its orientation on the first conveyor belt.

11. The device according to claim 8, comprising at least one of a flour or starch dispenser: arranged above the first conveyor, downstream the first dispenser; and/or arranged above the first conveyor, downstream the stacker.

12. The device according to claim 11, comprising at least one of a flour or starch dispenser arranged above the second conveyor, upstream the flipping location.

13. The device according to claim 11, comprising a second roller, for rolling the inverted puff pastry dough or croissant dough in or against the direction of conveyance.

14. The device according to claim 11, comprising: a fourth dispenser, arranged downstream of the second dispenser and upstream of the third dispenser, for providing a layer of scrap dough on top of the layer of base dough.

15. The device according to claim 11, wherein the stacker comprises a first conveyor with a retractable nose bar and a subsequent conveyor arranged below the retractable nose bar of the first conveyor.

Description

[0031] FIG. 1 shows a first part of a device according to the invention;

[0032] FIG. 2 show the result of the method steps performed by the device from FIG. 1;

[0033] FIG. 3 shows a second part of a device according to the invention; and

[0034] FIG. 4 shows a third part of a device according to the invention.

[0035] FIG. 1 shows a first part of a device 1 according to the invention comprising a first conveyor belt 2, configured for conveying a dough laminate in a direction D of conveyance which is as a result also the downstream direction, a first dispenser 3, for providing a first layer of a mixture of fat such as margarine or butter and flour or starch on the first conveyor belt 2, a second dispenser 4, arranged downstream of the first dispenser 3, for providing a layer of base dough on top of the mixture, a third dispenser 6, arranged downstream of the second dispenser 4, for providing a second layer of a mixture of fat such as margarine or butter and flour or starch on top of the layer of dough. Also shown is a fourth dispenser 5, arranged downstream of the second dispenser 4 and upstream of the third dispenser 6, for providing a layer scrap dough on top of the layer of base dough.

[0036] FIG. 2 show the result of the method steps performed by the device from FIG. 1. A laminate 10 is obtained, comprising a first layer 11 of a mixture of fat such as margarine or butter and flour or starch, one layer 12 of base dough on top of the mixture; one layer of scrap dough 13 on top of the dough and another layer 14 of a mixture of fat such as margarine or butter and flour or starch, covering both dough layers 12, 13.

[0037] FIG. 3 shows a second part 20 of a device according to the invention, comprising cutting means 21, for cutting the thus obtained laminate 10 in a direction perpendicular or with a directional component perpendicular to the direction of conveyance D, as to obtain multiple laminate pieces. The device further comprises a stacker 22, for stacking the laminate pieces in a partly-overlapping manner in the length direction L (which is a direction into the paper here), while essentially outlining them in the width direction W. The stacked laminate pieces 33 are then further conveyed on subsequent conveyor 24.

[0038] FIG. 4 shows a third part of a device according to the invention comprising a roller 31, for rolling the stacked laminate pieces 33 received for obtaining a puff pastry dough or croissant dough 34. The inverted puff pastry dough or croissant dough is then turned upside down onto a second conveyor belt 32, at and by means of a conveyor nose bar 36. The inverted puff pastry dough or croissant dough 34 tends to stick to the subsequent conveyor 24. In order to prevent sticking onto the second conveyor belt 32, flour or starch dispensers or sifters 40 are present, to provide the puff pastry dough 34 and the second conveyor 32 belt with a layer of flour or starch 35. The nose bar 36 forms the flipping location referred to in this application.

[0039] The device further comprises a second roller 37, positioned on top of a third roller 38 positioned between the second conveyor belt 32 and a third conveyor belt 39, for rolling the puff pastry a second time and further reducing its thickness. Rollers 31 and 37 are known in the art as a quick reductor, quick reducer, multi-roller or satellite head. Arrows indicate their direction of rotation in use.

[0040] The above embodiments are examples only and do not limit the scope of the invention as defined in the following claims.