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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 2004
Filed:
Oct. 08, 2003
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Cargill, Incorporated, Wayzata, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A21D 8/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A21D 8/00 ;
Abstract
This invention is directed to a continuous process for the production of flour and dough using ground corn kernels where before grinding the hull and tip cap are removed from the corn kernels which ground corn produces an endosperm/germ flour. The endosperm/germ flour then is moisturized and cooked with direct and indirect heat to gelatinize about 10 to about 50 weight percent of the starch in the flour.