General Mills, Inc.

The Pillsbury Company

Jean L Weber

Victor T Huang

Soumya Roy

Madonna M Ray

Susan M Hayes-Jacobson

Ernst Graf

Jeffrey F Enz

R Carl Hoseney

Katy Ghiasi

James S Thorson

Karin C Gaertner

Israel A Saguy

Kristin L Matson

Jalayne Martin

Lisa Kopas-Lane

Quinghuang Geng

Doug L Goedeken

Linda C Miller

Antoinette M Hunstiger

Deborah K Rogers

Dough compositions that can be baked to provide baked articles (e.g., cinnamon rolls) having an extended shelf life of about 7 days or greater (e.g., about 14 days, about 21 days, or about 28 days or greater). The dough composition may be a developed dough compositions or an under-developed dough compositions. The dough compositions may include one or more shelf life enhancing agents.

Dough compositions for extended shelf life baked articles

The present invention provides a refrigerated, unbaked dough product comprising a leavened dough and a high moisture filling at least partially enrobed in the leavened dough. The filling comprises water a gelling agent or thickening agent. The filling has a water moisture to fat content ratio (if fat is present) greater than or equal to 1.8. The filling exhibits particular rheological properties at certain temperatures, wherein the filling has an uncooked 20&#xb0; C. G' value of at least about 4,000 pascals, and a 80&#xb0; C. G&#x2032; of at least about 1000 Pa. The water activity of the filling is at least about 0.85. The dough product is disposed within a container at a pressure greater than one atmosphere. The thus provided product exhibits excellent storage and baking characteristics, with highly desired organoleptic properties.

Filled refrigerated dough

Methods for making an uncooked extruded dough product are provided, comprising extruding a dough composition of pre-gelatinized starch comprising at least about 75 percent of amylopectin, flour, leavening agent and water through a die under conditions so that the dough composition does not exceed 140&#xb0; F. throughout the extrusion process. The resulting dough product when cooked has a baked specific volume of greater than about 3.0 cc/g. Products of this process, including filled products, are also provided.

Method of extruding bread dough and products thereof

A refrigerated cookie dough composition is disclosed which has low water activity and also includes edible bits containing coloring agents such as Brach's.RTM. candy coated chocolates to form a product which is substantially free of color bleed after 90 days of refrigerated storage. The dough composition of the present invention has a water activity no greater than about 0.75. A method of forming a refrigerated dough composition having a water activity of no greater than 0.75 is also disclosed.

Low water activity refrigerated cookie dough

The present invention provides treatment means for reducing microwave-induced toughness and/or firmness in microwave cooked or heated bread-like products. The invention permits the maintenance of product identity and the reduction of toughness and/or firmness regardless of the toughness or firmness that the product would exhibit without the treatment means. The treatment means includes added agents as well as processing steps for the reduction of toughness and/or firmness.

Starch-based products for microwave cooking or heating

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Plymouth, MN, United States of America

Jean L Weber