Process for preparing quick cooking semimoist pasta and product thereof

摘要

A semimoist pasta product is prepared by uniformly dispersing a finely divided salt throughout a dough of wheat flour and water, partially gelatinizing the salt-containing dough, and then drying the gelatinized dough to a moisture content of at least 15% and an Aw of no more than 0.85. The dough, which can be made from wheat flour other than conventionally employed durum semolina, may also contain preservatives and color enhancing additives. The dough is formed into a pasta shape at any appropriate point after the finely divided salt is uniformly dispersed throughout the dough. The resulting semimoist pasta product is flexible, shelf stable and quick cooking.