摘要 |
BLANCHED PEANUTS WITH FLAVORED SKINS AND PROCESS Disclosed are blanched peanut product retaining the characteristic flavor of unblanched peanuts and a process for preparing it. The product, in its broad aspects, comprises blanched peanuts having a coating directly adhered to the exterior surfaces thereof, wherein the coating comprises: finely ground peanut skins, pregelatinized starch, a hydrophilic colloid film former, a sugar, and sodium chloride. The coating is applied to the peanuts by tumbling raw, blanched peanuts with pregelatinized starch to uniformly coat the peanuts therewith; applying an agueous solution of a hydrophilic colloid film former to the resulting starch-coated raw peanuts and tumbling the peanuts until the coating becomes uniform and sufficiently tacky to adhere particulate seasoning materials; applying particulate seasoning materials comprising ground peanut skins, a sugar, and sodium chloride to the peanuts; and roasting the resulting coated peanuts. |