Patent ID: 7914834

Claim:
A method of forming an edible item comprising the steps of: forming a unitary cutting die; forming dough being at least partially elastic into a substantially planar ribbon having a first height; permanently displacing a portion of the at least partially elastic ribbon to a second height greater than the first height with the unitary cutting die; and cutting a discrete piece of dough from the at least partially elastic ribbon with the unitary cutting die to form the edible item; wherein the permanently displacing step and the cutting step are preformed simultaneously to one another with the unitary cutting die having a surface defining a cavity for displacing the portion of the at least partially elastic ribbon and an outer edge formed integrally with the surface for cutting the discrete piece of dough and defining the cavity with the cutting die having a leading trench defining the cavity with the cutting die having a leading trench portion with a first width and a first opening slope to a define a first volume and trench portion with a second width and a second opening slope to define a second volume wherein the first volume of the leading trench portion is larger than the second volume of the trailing trench portion.