METHOD FOR MAKING A FOOD PRODUCT, SUCH AS PIZZA, IN PARTICULAR FOR HAND-HELD CONSUMPTION AND RESULTING PRODUCT

摘要

A pizza type food product and its method of manufacture automatically are claimed. Raw pizza dough is produced and extruded into a flat sheet of desired width and thickness, onto a conveyor belt. The dough is partially cooked, then topped with other ingredients and cooked again in a tunnel oven. The strip of topped dough or pizza is cut into pieces of the desired length, then enclosed between two more thin strips of dough which are extruded above and below the pizza slices. These thin strips are pressed together around the edge of each slice and separated from the next by cutting. The finished product may be frozen, then cooked just before eating, or cooked immediately and packed.