PROCESS FOR PRODUCING A FREEZER-TO-OVEN BAGEL

A process for making a freezer-to-oven bagel product is provided. The process comprises mixing at least flour, water, salt and yeast to form a bagel dough, dividing the bagel dough to form individual bagel units, proofing the bagel units for about 2 to about 4 hours in a proof box, preliminarily fre...

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Hauptverfasser: LOCKWOOD KEITH A, HARLAN HUGH P
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Zusammenfassung:A process for making a freezer-to-oven bagel product is provided. The process comprises mixing at least flour, water, salt and yeast to form a bagel dough, dividing the bagel dough to form individual bagel units, proofing the bagel units for about 2 to about 4 hours in a proof box, preliminarily freezing the bagel units for about 10 to about 30 minutes in a freezer, and blast freezing the bagel units for about 20 to about 30 minutes in a blast freezer. The proof box has an internal temperature of from about 68° F. to about 75° F. and a relative humidity of from about 80% to about 100%, the freezer has an internal temperature of from about 0° F. to about -10° F., and the blast freezer has an internal temperature of from about -20° F. to about -30° F.