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Frozen puff pastry and edible insert combination and process
Assignee: Intercontinental Great Brands LLC
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Filing: 1980-02-25
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Granted: 1981-06-23
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Expires: 2000-02-25
Abstract
Abstract A food product suitable for preparing a filled pastry shell and a method for preparing it are disclosed. The food product comprises an unbaked sheet of puff pastry dough which comprises a central portion which is sufficiently disrupted to reduce normal rising and a substantially-continuous peripheral portion which rises to a greater extent than the central portion during baking. According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, a frozen food insert is disposed over the central portion of the sheet and, during baking, the insert cooks to fill a recess formed as the peripheral portion of the sheet rises to form a shell. According to a preferred aspect of the process, a sheet of puff pastry dough is perforated in the central portion, while leaving a substantially-continuous peripheral portion, and the sheet is then baked, preferably with a food filling covering the perforated central portion, to effect the formation of a pastry shell due to the peripheral portion of the sheet rising to an extent greater than the central portion.
Inventors
- 👤 Ernest V. Dougan
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 23:29
CPC Classifications
A; A21; A21D; A21D10/00; A21D10/02; A21D10/025; A21D13/00; A21D13/10; A21D13/16; A21D13/19
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 18
Claim 1
Independent Claim
99 words
A frozen food product which is adapted for the preparation of a filled pastry shell and comprises: an unbaked sheet of puff pastry dough comprising a central portion which is sufficiently disrupted to reduce normal rising, and a substantially-continuous peripheral portion which rises to a greater extent than the central portion during baking; and a frozen food insert comprising a sauce containing a thickener disposed over said central portion of said sheet of puff pastry dough, whereby the food insert will fill a recess formed as said peripheral portion of the sheet rises during baking to form a shell.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
99 words
A frozen food product which is adapted for the preparation of a filled pastry shell and comprises: an unbaked sheet of puff pastry dough comprising a central portion which is sufficiently disrupted to reduce normal rising, and a substantially-continuous peripheral portion which rises to a greater extent than the central portion during baking; and a frozen food insert comprising a sauce containing a thickener disposed over said central portion of said sheet of puff pastry dough, whereby the food insert will fill a recess formed as said peripheral portion of the sheet rises during baking to form a shell.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
33 words
A food product according to claim 1, wherein the sheet of puff pastry dough comprises a plurality of thin, substantially-continuous dough layers which are separated from each other by interposed layers of fat.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
28 words
A food product according to claim 2, wherein the sheet of puff pastry dough comprises at least 10 dough layers separated from each other by layers of fat.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
16 words
A food product according to claim 1, wherein the sheet is substantially uniform in thickness throughout.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
29 words
A food product according to claim 1, wherein the sheet of puff pastry dough has an overall thickness within the range of from about 1/16 to about 1/4 inch.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
25 words
A food product according to claim 1, wherein the peripheral portion of the sheet of puff pastry dough is from 1/4 to 1 inch wide.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
41 words
A food product according to claim 1, wherein the central portion of the sheet is disrupted by perforations extending through at least one-half the thickness of the sheet, the perforations allowing moisture vapor generated during baking to escape from the sheet.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
26 words
A food product according to claim 1, wherein the food insert is formulated to prevent flow thereof onto the peripheral portion of the sheet during baking.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
92 words
A process for preparing a food product adapted for the preparation of a filled pastry shell comprising: providing a substantially-continuous, unbaked sheet of puff pastry dough, disrupting the central portion of the sheet while leaving the peripheral portion substantially continuous, placing a frozen food insert comprising a sauce containing a thickener over the central portion of said sheet of puff pastry dough, whereby said food insert will fill a recess formed as said peripheral portion of the sheet rises during baking to form a shell, and freezing the resulting composite food product.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
92 words
A process for preparing a food product adapted for the preparation of a filled pastry shell comprising: providing a substantially-continuous, unbaked sheet of puff pastry dough, disrupting the central portion of the sheet while leaving the peripheral portion substantially continuous, placing a frozen food insert comprising a sauce containing a thickener over the central portion of said sheet of puff pastry dough, whereby said food insert will fill a recess formed as said peripheral portion of the sheet rises during baking to form a shell, and freezing the resulting composite food product.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
32 words
A process according to claim 9, wherein the sheet of puff pastry dough comprises a plurality of thin, substantially-continuous dough layers which are separated from each other by interposed layers of fat.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
27 words
A process according to claim 10, wherein the sheet of puff pastry dough comprises at least 10 dough layers separated from each other by layers of fat.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
15 words
A process according to claim 9, wherein the sheet is substantially uniform in thickness throughout.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
28 words
A process according to claim 9, wherein the sheet of puff pastry dough has an overall thickness within the range of from about 1/16 to about 1/4 inch.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
24 words
A process according to claim 9, wherein the peripheral portion of the sheet of puff pastry dough is from 1/4 to 1 inch wide.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
48 words
A process according to claim 9, wherein the central portion of the sheet is disrupted by perforating the sheet to a depth of at least one-half the thickness of the sheet, the resulting perforations being adapted to permit moisture vapor generated during baking to escape from the sheet.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
25 words
A process according to claim 9 wherein the food insert is formulated to prevent flow thereof onto the peripheral portion of the sheet during baking.
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