Method for sheeting and processing dough

• Main Authors: VAMSHIDHAR PUPPALA, PRAVIN MAGNALAL DESAI, JOHN MAMPRA MATHEW, STEVE ANDREW BRESNAHAN, HOLLY ANN NAHRGANG
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 12.11.2009
• Subjects: BAKING; EDIBLE DOUGHS; FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; FOODS, FOODSTUFFS, OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT COVERED BYSUBCLASSES A23B - A23J; HANDLING BAKED ARTICLES MADE FROM DOUGH; HUMAN NECESSITIES; MACHINES OR EQUIPMENT FOR MAKING OR PROCESSING DOUGHS; PRESERVATION OF FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS, IN GENERAL; THEIR PREPARATION OR TREATMENT, e.g. COOKING, MODIFICATION OFNUTRITIVE QUALITIES, PHYSICAL TREATMENT; THEIR TREATMENT, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES

An improved method to produce a dough sheet having improved uniform properties in a high-speed manufacturing environment. In accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, the dough sheeting system comprises improved control of dough particles in the sheeter nip, and improved control of dough properties across the width of the dough sheet including, but not limited to, uniform thickness, uniform work input, uniform moisture content, uniform emulsifier content, and uniform dry ingredient content. In a preferred embodiment, the improvements described herein enable the high-speed production of stackable chip products. Improved mixing and control of process conditions in dry and wet upstream mixers enable such production.