Patent ID: 6482449
Filing Date: 2002-11-19
Classification: A21D,A23L,C12Y

Abstract:
A kit for preparing pasta by hand, said kit comprising (1) a hand-held and hand-operated extrusion system comprising an extrusion cylinder and an extrusion ram or screw and (2) a sealed container to fit within the extrusion cylinder containing a pasta dough;wherein the sealed container can be unsealed when ready to use, placed in the extrusion cylinder, and pasta dough extruded using the extrusion ram or screw to form the pasta, wherein the pasta dough comprises dough treated with an enzyme system consisting essentially of one or more pentosanase enzymes which are essentially free of both proteolytic and amylase activities, wherein the treatment with the one or more pentosanase enzymes is sufficient to partially hydrolyze pentosanase present in the dough and to provide a pasta dough with improved workability and reduced viscosity, and wherein the pasta which results from the use of the kit dries more quickly and with reduced checking than conventional pasta.