Inventors:
Robert E. Ross - Trumbull CT, US
Gerard J. Loizeau - New Milford CT, US
International Classification:
A21D010/00
US Classification:
426 94, 426 76, 426128, 426144, 426496
Abstract:
A ready-for-use refrigerated or frozen dough that is prepared from flour, a leavening agent, fat; has no greater than 0. 5 weight percent sugar or sugar substitute; and preferably includes one or more toppings, fillings, or both. The dough has a surface that includes grooves, score lines, or combinations thereof which define pieces of the dough to be separated into individual bakery products. The grooves, score lines, or combinations thereof each have a depth of about 3% to about 95% of the thickness of the dough. The dough is in the form of a sheet or a parallelepipedal, cylinder, prismatic block or polygon having a thickness of from about 0. 5 to 5 cm.