Patent ID: 6896916

Claim:
A method of making a bread product comprising formulating and mixing a bread dough having flour as a major ingredient, and having yeast, flour, salt and water comprising: blending and mixing the dough; pre-forming the dough into open molds shaped suitably for the bread product; pre-proofing the dough for less than 30 minutes in at least 70% relative humidity at a temperature in the range of 80° F. to 100° F., freezing the pre-proofed dough to a temperature below 0° C.; partially defrosting the dough for a period of time of 60 minutes or less; and placing the partially defrosted dough in a pre-heated oven at a single temperature in the range of about 170° C. to 180° C. to produce the bread product in less than 3 hours leaving the bread product with at least 50% water.