Conopco, Inc.

Van Den Bergh Foods Co., Division of Conopco, Inc.

Thomas J. Lipton, Inc.

Hendrik F Zock

Nicolaas J Verhoef

Theodorus J Liefkens

Adrianus J Lansbergen

Method for preparing puff pastry in which puff pastry is formed using flour while adding water and a fat composition, in which the fat composition comprises fat and vegetable fibre material in a weight ratio between 1:1 and 20:1. The vegetable fibre material preferably comprises wheat bran. Fat composition, characterized in that it comprises fat or a mixture of fats and a vegetable fibre material in a weight ratio between 1:1 and 20:1, the vegetable fibre material comprising bran.

Method for preparing puff pastry and puff pastry products

A fatty composition comprising fat essentially consisting of a blend of one or more non-digestible polyol fatty acid polyesters and glyceride fat, wherein the fat comprises from 25% to 75% by weight of the polyol fatty acid polyesters, the blend of the polyesters having a slip melting point of between 35.degree. and 50.degree. C. and the fatty composition having an S.sub.20 in the range of 400 to 1400 g. The fatty composition can advantageously be used in the preparation and baking of dough, in particular layered dough. Layered dough product prepared with the fatty composition display ample lift upon baking. Another aspect of the invention is the use of a fatty composition in the preparation of layered dough. Yet another aspect of the invention is a layered dough.

Fat composition

Process for preparing a foodstuff product such as croutons, characterized in that pieces of dough are at least partially baked and thereby expanded, whereafter the expanded pieces of foodstuff obtained are possibly further reduced in size and subsequently provided with a thermosetting coating layer, which coating layer comprises a film-forming material. Preferably, the coated pieces of foodstuff are subjected to a heat treatment. Preferably, a film-forming material rich in protein is used.

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Hendrik F Zock