Method of making tortillas

Details Method of making tortillas Method of making tortillas

1990-01-03

1991-04-09

Yeung, George

Food or edible material: processes, compositions, and products

Processes

Treatment or preparation of farinaceous dough, batter, or...

426512, A21D 600

Patent

active

050063588

ABSTRACT:
This invention relates to apparatus and methods for producing formed articles such as tortillas. Embodiments include apparatus comprising a non-sticking, heat tolerant, endless conveyor belt moving at desired constant speeds to position tortilla dough balls between the heated platens of a tortilla press. The press is moveable in the direction of the path of travel of the belt at the same speed as the belt when the platens are in their closed position with the dough balls squeezed between them. Thereafter, the press may be opened sufficiently for the upper platen to disengage the flattened dough and then slowed, stopped and moved counter-directionally to the direction of travel of the belt. At a pre-determined position, the press is again stopped and reversed to cause it to travel again in the direction of travel of the belt. The platens then close on the dough balls when the press has reached the same speed of travel as the belt, repeating the pressing cycle on the group of doughballs next to the last batch of tortillas that was formed by the press.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3565015 (1971-02-01), Jorgenson
patent: 4328741 (1982-05-01), Yoshikazu
patent: 4905581 (1990-03-01), Kirkpatrick

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