Patent ID: 6060088
Filing Date: 2000-05-09
Classification: A21D,B65B

Abstract:
A method of preparing a packaged edible baked product, the method comprising the steps of:a) providing a storage container having a bottom wall, a side wall and an upper lip;b) lining the container with a flexible sheet material so as to cover the bottom wall and the side wall of the container;c) preparing a bakery product dough;d) placing the dough into the sheet material within the container;e) fermenting the dough until the dough has risen;f) baking the dough contained in the lined container until the dough is made into an edible baked product, the edible baked product having an upper surface accessible to the upper lip of the container;g) inverting the container prior to completion of the baking step, onto a surface at approximately 200.degree. C. for sterilizing the upper surface of the baked product;h) dusting the upper surface of the edible product with an antibacterial yeast;i) enclosing the baked product with the sheet material by wrapping an upper portion of the sheet material over the upper surface;j) inserting an oxygen scavenging material into the container; andk) sealing the container at the upper lip, said flexible sheet material having both a strength sufficient for pulling the baked product from the container and a moisture absorption and wicking capacity for distributing absorbed moisture uniformly around the baked product.