General Mills, Inc.

Jill A Conley

Kevin A Haas

Peter W Statt

Jeffrey F Enz

Christine M O'Connor

James R Baeten

Danielle Waite

Yang Kou

Anita Fishbach

Akshay Arora

Disclosed is a frozen product and methods of making the frozen product. The frozen product includes a frozen biscuit dough that bakes without prior thawing in a reduced time. The frozen biscuit dough includes a leavening system that comprises a fast acting leavening acid. Also included are methods of making a baked good from a frozen product.

Method of producing a frozen dough, and related products

A shelf stable, confectionary food product having a core and a confectionary coating. The core is formed from dehydrated crumbs, such as dehydrated cake crumbs sweetened with sugar, and a shortening-based matrix comprising shortening and water. When the dehydrated crumbs are combined with the shortening-based matrix, the crumbs rehydrate. The food product has a shelf life at room temperature of more than one month, such as more than 3 months, or more than 6 months, or up to 9 months.

Shelf-stable food product

The invention provides batter-like compositions including flour or flour replacement ingredient, sweetener, a fat source, a chemical leavening system, and a setting agent. The resulting batter-like compositions are capable of being formed into discrete product pieces (such as pucks), and maintaining the discrete product form throughout storage and handling of the batter-like composition prior to baking. The invention further provides methods of preparing batter-like compositions having a discrete form, and methods of using such batter-like compositions to provide baked goods.

Batter-like compositions containing setting agent and methods of preparing and using same

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Shakopee, MN, United States of America

Jill A Conley