PROCESSES FOR THE PRODUCTION OF NOODLES BY MACHINES

摘要

A process for the production of noodles by machines, which comprises the steps of: (i) preparing a noodle dough with 38 to 55% of water added to a raw material, (ii) forming the noodle dough into a noodle sheet, (iii) maturing the noodle sheet at a temperature of 30 to 35.degree.C and a relative humidity of 70 to 90% for 10 to 60 minutes, (iv) rolling a matured noodle sheet followed by cutting into strands of noodles, and (v) stretching the strands at a stretching ratio of 1.5 to 2 times into desired strands of a noodle product. The process comprises further the step of adding an edible oil and lipase to the noodle dough. Those processes can produce simply the noodles of high quality having good eating quality in a short time period with good productivity.