METHOD FOR PRODUCING PIZZA CRUST AND FROZEN PIZZA

• Main Authors: SUGIYAMA KAZUNOBU, NARA KAZUTOSHI, MURAYAMA KENICHI
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 08.02.2007
• Subjects: BAKERY PRODUCTS; BAKING; EDIBLE DOUGHS; FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; FOODS, FOODSTUFFS, OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT COVERED BYSUBCLASSES A23B - A23J; HUMAN NECESSITIES; PRESERVATION OF FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS, IN GENERAL; PRESERVATION THEREOF; THEIR PREPARATION OR TREATMENT, e.g. COOKING, MODIFICATION OFNUTRITIVE QUALITIES, PHYSICAL TREATMENT; THEIR TREATMENT, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES; TREATMENT, e.g. PRESERVATION, OF FLOUR OR DOUGH, e.g. BYADDITION OF MATERIALS

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To simply produce a pizza crust having crispy palatability and to obtain a pizza having crispy palatability produced from the pizza crust, especially a frozen pizza. SOLUTION: The method for producing a pizza crust comprises treating pizza dough with superheated steam in the production process of a pizza crust. The treatment of pizza dough with superheated steam is carried out before a baking process in the production process of a pizza crust. The treatment of pizza dough with superheated steam is carried out with superheated steam at 120-300°C or by treating pizza dough with superheated steam at 140-260°C for 3-15 seconds. The pizza is obtained by using the pizza crust obtained by the production method. The frozen pizza is obtained by using the pizza crust produced by the production method. COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT