Patent ID: 7341755

Claim:
A method for making open top bread, said method comprising: incorporating potassium bromate as an aqueous solution, as well as incorporating ferrous sulfate and ascorbic acid in powder form independently of the aqueous solution of potassium bromate, in the step of forming a sponge in the sponge and dough process to prepare a bread dough, spraying an aqueous solution of ferrous sulfate or an aqueous solution of ferrous sulfate and ascorbic acid over the upper surface of the proofed bread dough before baking; and baking the bread dough in an uncovered baking pan, wherein the baked bread has residual bromate at a level below the detection limit of 1 ppb, as measured by improved HPLC analysis, and the amounts of said potassium bromate, ferrous sulfate and ascorbic acid are 8-15 ppm, 10-20 ppm, and 10-50 ppm, respectively, based on the total wheat flour required to prepare the bread dough.