A - Human Necessities – 21 – D
Patent
A - Human Necessities
21
D
A21D 6/00 (2006.01) A21D 10/04 (2006.01)
Patent
CA 2143959
The present invention provides methods for improving the baking properties of cake flour using microwave heating. The microwave treated cake flour is intended as a substitute for chlorinated cake flour. The present unchlorinated, microwave treated cake flour is an essential ingredient in dry mixes for batter baked goods especially high sugar-to-flour ratio layer cakes. In addi- tion to other dry mix ingredients, preferred dry mixes additionally essentially comprise about 0.15 % to 0.45 % triglycerol monos- tearate for even greater enhancement of finished baked goods' volume. The method comprises exposing undehydrated cake flour having a moisture content of 12 % ? 2 % to sufficient amounts of microwave energy to heat the flour to a temperature of about 230° to 270 °F and to a finished moisture content of less than 6 %. Preferred microwave flours are additionally characterized by a peak pasting viscosity of at least 400 Stir Number Units.
Fetherstonhaugh & Co.
General Mills Inc.
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