Patent ID: 8221810

Claim:
A shelf stable high fiber toaster pastry comprising: A. a baked chemically leavened soluble fiber fortified pastry dough planar shell formed from two opposed similarly sized baked leavened first and second layers spaced slightly apart and sealed together along their adjoining free edges or peripheral margins forming an interior pocket, said dough including: whole grain wheat flour, salt, chemical leavening, shortening, and 1-15% added solid powdered polydextrose, said dough having a total fiber content of at least 5%; wherein at least a portion of the chemical, leavening is provided by ammonium carbonate to provide a specific baked volume of 1.5 cc/g or greater; wherein the baked dough water activity is 0.70 or less; B. a soluble fiber fortified filling disposed within the interior pocket formed by the shell between said first layer and said second layer, said filling comprising a liquid soluble fiber source selected from the group consisting of inulin, polydextrose, hydrolyzed guar gum and mixtures thereof, the filling having a soluble fiber content of at least 8%, wherein the filling has a water activity of 0.70 or less, and a weight ratio of shell to filling ranges from 1.5:1 to 2.5:1.