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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 2003
Filed:
Oct. 02, 2000
Dennis Arthur Lonergan, Medina, MN (US);
Michael R. Perry, Plymouth, MN (US);
Tammy L. McIntyre, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Pillsbury Company, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
A dough product suitable for storage by refrigeration or freezing that includes a package constructed as a chub from a substantially gas impermeable material closed at opposite ends around a dough portion containing at least flour, a liquid, and a leavening system. The package includes at least one gas transfer passage. The leavening system at least partially proofs the dough after insertion into and closing of the package, such that the dough expands to a volume substantially equal to the volume of the package and has a high raw specific volume. The proofed dough bears against and seals the gas transfer passage to thereby arrest further proofing and prevent oxygen entry into the package. The dough product is then stored at refrigeration or freezing temperatures for later baking, without additional proofing, into a bread product having a high baked specific volume.