초록

An enrobed food product having improved freezer shelf-life wherein the inner filling material is pre-frozen and shaped as to be substantially smooth surfaced and devoid of edges. The dough is a composite dough having fats or margarine interposed between a plurality of dough layers.

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A method for the manufacture of a frozen enrobed food product having an inner filling material and an enveloping outer layer of uncooked dough which comprises: freezing an inner filling material into a shape having substantially smooth surfaces wherein the edges of said inner filling material are ro

A method for the manufacture of a frozen enrobed food product having an inner filling material and an enveloping outer layer of uncooked dough which comprises: freezing an inner filling material into a shape having substantially smooth surfaces wherein the edges of said inner filling material are rounded; forming a composite sheet of farinaceous dough of from about 1 mm to about 4 mm thickness wherein the composite sheet comprises layers of an edible shortening selected from the group consisting of edible fats, oils and margarine interposed between layers of dough; enveloping the frozen, shaped, inner filling material within the uncooked composite sheet of dough such that said fats or oils or margarine in the composite dough is not caused to migrate away from between said dough layers and said composite dough substantially maintains its layered integrity throughout areas of contact with said filling material; thereafter freezing and packaging said enrobed food product.