Patent ID: 7507431

Claim:
A method for making a whole-grain, multi-grain snack piece, said method comprising the steps of: a. mixing dry ingredients, oil and water to make a dough, wherein said dough comprises by weight: about 15% to about 20% whole wheat flour; about 10% to about 15% refined wheat flour; about 9% to about 12% modified starch; about 9% to about 12% waxy starch; about 3% to about 6% brown rice flour; about 3% to about 6% whole oat flour; about 3% to about 6% potato flakes; less than about 2% lecithin; less than about 1% mono and diglyceride mixture; less than about 1% double acting baking powder; and about 18% to about 25% added water; b. forming said dough into a sheet; c. cutting said sheet into a plurality of pieces; and d. cooking said pieces to make a snack food having a moisture content of between about 1% to about 3% by weight, a characteristic hardness between about 8000 grams of force to about 13000 grams of force when measured using a Texture Testing Protocol, and a characteristic crunchiness between about 8000 grams per second to about 12000 grams per second when measured using said Texture Testing Protocol.