CONTINUOUS PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR MAKING A PITA CHIP

摘要

A method and apparatus for processing dough, for example, to form pita chips. The dough is split longitudinally to form a first portion of dough and a second portion of dough. In a first aspect, the apparatus comprises a first roller, a second roller, and at least one source of vacuum to provide a first vacuum in the first roller and a second vacuum in the second roller. The first roller and the second roller are spaced apart a distance so that the dough can pass between. In a second aspect, the method comprises providing dough with a first portion and a second portion; conveying the dough between a first roller and a second roller; exposing the first portion to a first vacuum within the first roller, rotating the first roller; exposing the second portion to a second vacuum within the second roller; and rotating the second roller.

主权项

1. An apparatus for splitting a continuous mass of dough moving in a longitudinal direction along a conveyor, wherein the continuous mass of dough is split longitudinally to form a first portion of dough and a second portion of dough, said apparatus comprising:
a first roller; a second roller; and at least one source of vacuum; wherein the first roller comprises a first surface and a first interior, and wherein the first surface comprises a first set of apertures in fluid communication with the first interior; wherein the second roller comprises a second surface and a second interior, and wherein the second surface comprises a second set of apertures in fluid communication with the second interior; wherein the at least one source of vacuum provides a first vacuum in the first interior and a second vacuum in the second interior; and wherein the first roller and the second roller are spaced apart a distance so that the continuous mass of dough can pass between the first roller and the second roller while the first portion is pulled in a first direction by the first roller and while the second portion is pulled in a second direction by the second roller.