METHOD OF MAKING A BAKED SNACK BASE PRODUCT AND THE SNACK BASE PRODUCT PRODUCED THEREBY

摘要

There is disclosed a method of processing a starch-based material comprising: providing a substantially gelatinized starch-based material; forming the gelatinized starch- based material into a mash; and baking portion(s) of the mash between an opposed pair of heated surfaces and under initial compression to produce a baked starch-based product. There is also disclosed a method of processing a starch-based material comprising: cooking the starch-based material; mashing the cooked starch-based material to form a mash; baking portion(s) of the mash between an opposed pair of heated surfaces and under initial compression to produce a baked potato product, wherein the mash has a stickiness which enables the mash to stick to the pair of opposed heated surfaces when it comes into physical contact therewith.