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Hard Dough Biscuit
I am having a problem with my biscuits; they are not rising to the level I want. I have tried to adjust my mixing time by a minute and increased my ammonium bicarbonate by 500 grams, but it is still not rising. What else can I look at? My recipe is:...
Saltine oven
Hi,
We have a DGF tunnel with CB5 belt to make saltine.
I would like to know whether this oven can made other crackers or not. (e.g. Tuc, snack cracker, American type cracker chip?)
OR as an alternative, if we replace it by a Z47/Z47R belt, can it...
How to Prevent Spreading in High-Fat, High-Sugar Wirecut Cookies for a Scone-Like Texture?
Usually, wirecut cookies with high levels of fat and sugar are supposed to spread in the oven. However if I want to keep the high levels of fat and sugar, but prevent spreading to obtain a scone-like product, what do you suggest to do?
Cracker strength
We are making a snack type crq ker and find it loses strength over 2 days post baking. Assume this is checking? Our moistures are around 1.5% post bake. We use protease and laminate 4 to 5 layers. Some crackers are strong and others seem to break eas...
Chips Ahoy
What is the best forming method for Chips Ahoy cookies? (large-sized cookie with chocolate chip inside)
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Gluten Free Cracker
We produce GF crackers which are oat, maize and rice flour based. Usually we cut to a slight oval (2mm), to accommodate the shrink back that happens, to ultimately get a round shape post bake.
Dough is not laminated. It passes through gauge rollers...
Optimal Temperatures for Cream-Filled Sandwich Biscuit
What are the recommended temperatures and cooling profile for a cream fillied (sandwich) biscuit cooling tunnel, considering a line with 4-5 in baking time?
Very thin cracker
I wonder there will be any issue in making very thin crackers, (2mm thick, non laminated, 30x30mm dimension) with a large cracker line. If there are any issues, what equipment is suitable?
CB5 Oven Belt Got Wet
The CB5 mesh oven belt on our Direct Fired Oven was thoroughly soaked with water and possibly cleaning chemicals. It has rusted and is unusable as you can imagine. Does anyone have any ideas or tips on how to clean or recondition it?
Water-Based Filling with Low Water Activity
To produce a water-based filling with low water activity, do you suggest any modified starch to achieve this condition? I need the filling to be liquid in the balance and at the same time the biscuit to be more crunchy.
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