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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 22, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 14, 2010
Eugenio Bortone, McKinney, TX (US);
Ximena Quintero-fuentes, Flower Mound, TX (US);
V. N. Mohan Rao, Plano, TX (US);
William Cartwright Weller, McKinney, TX (US);
Eugenio Bortone, McKinney, TX (US);
Ximena Quintero-Fuentes, Flower Mound, TX (US);
V. N. Mohan Rao, Plano, TX (US);
William Cartwright Weller, McKinney, TX (US);
Frito-Lay North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Abstract
A method improving the textural attributes of baked snack foods. The method comprises mixing ingredients, extruding the ingredients to form a collet, hydrating the collet with a hydrating fluid to form a hydrated collet, and baking the hydrated collet. The hydrating fluid can comprise water, oil, a surfactant, an emulsifier, and mixtures thereof. In one embodiment the baking comprises utilizing an impingement oven. The method discussed herein more resembles the taste and texture of a fried product than does prior art baking methods.