The Pillsbury Company

Cheryl L Mitchell

Joseph C McDilda

James S Thorson

Lochi D Munasinghe

Barbara L Francken

A cutting apparatus cuts a rolled dough product. The apparatus includes a conveyor conveying a rolled dough cylinder along a dough travel path. A nozzle is coupled to a liquid source providing liquid under pressure and is directed toward the dough travel path. The nozzle is offset from a surface of the dough cylinder by an offset distance sufficient so the cutter can cut a portion from the dough cylinder and provide sufficient separation between the cut portion and the dough cylinder so the cut portion does not stick to the dough cylinder.

Liquid jet cutter for cutting a rolled dough product

A method of manufacturing refrigerated sweet dough at or below 70 degrees Fahrenheit or thereabout without cooling the flour below about 75.degree. F. is disclosed which comprises combining flour, water, ice, and fat to form a dough; mixing said dough to develop the gluten; adding sugar and leavener to said developed dough wherein said sugar is chosen to maintain the temperature of said dough at or below 70 degrees Fahrenheit or thereabout; and mixing said dough with said sugar and said leavener to evenly distribute said sugar and said leavener throughout said dough.

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Maple Grove, MN, United States of America

Cheryl L Mitchell