Inventors:
Rupak Bajracharya - Newtown CT
George Cherian - New Milford CT
Louise Barbara Wyant - New Milford CT
International Classification:
A23L 1162
A23L 116
Abstract:
A process for the production of a pre-cooked, high moisture, shelf-stable or refrigerated, acidified filled pasta comprising a filling within a dough skin which comprises mixing pasta ingredients together to form a pasta dough, forming the dough into a sheet suitable to form the skin of the filled pasta, encasing a filling having a water activity of less than 0. 93 and a pH of above 4. 6 within the dough sheet to give a raw filled pasta, cooking the raw filled pasta in acidified water to a pH of above 4. 6 to a moisture content of from 55 to 70% by weight, partially drying to achieve a moisture content of from 40 to 55% and a water activity of less than 0. 93, and finally packaging the cooked pasta either with heat processing or under modified atmospheric conditions.