Patent ID: 8062685

Claim:
A method for making puffed snacks comprising: introducing into an extruder ingredients comprising by weight on a dry basis: about 15% to about 25% peanut flour; about 35% to about 50% rice flour; about 25% to about 35% ground corn product; and about 1% to about 3% oat fiber forming an extrudate by extruding said ingredients through said extruder, wherein said extruder further comprises: at least one die exit; an orifice disposed in each said die exit, said orifice comprising: a cross-sectional perimeter defined by two approximately parallel linear portions interposed between two diametric portions; a width defining the distance between said linear portions; and a land length between about ⅛ inch and about ½ inch; and operating said extruder at a die pressure between about 500 and about 2000 pounds per square inch and at an extrudate temperature between about 320° F. to about 410° F.; and cutting said extrudate to produce said puffed snacks.