Dough and dough product packaging configurations
Described are dough products that include a packaged refrigerator-stable, raw, dough compositions, and related methods, including but not limited to dough products that include a package having specific venting, specific opening mechanisms, and other specific package structures.
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49 . A packaged dough product comprising two opposing films, the films containing dough between opposing surfaces of the films and the films being sealed around a perimeter of the package.
50 . The product of claim 49 wherein the package contains a separate package for a non-dough component.
51 . The product of claim 49 wherein the package comprises a vent that comprises a tortuous path.
52 . The product of claim 49 wherein the package contains multiple dough pieces, the pieces being in a stacked configuration.
53 . The product of claim 49 wherein the package is an unvented low pressure package.
54 . The package of claim 49 wherein the package interior is evacuated.
55 . The package of claim 49 wherein the package interior is evacuated and remains at a low pressure during refrigerated storage of at least two weeks.
56 . The product of claim 49 wherein the package comprises an opening mechanism comprising partial cuts on opposite sides of the multi-layer film, each partial cut penetrates one or multiple layers of the film but does not penetrate the film entirely.
57 . The product of claim 49 wherein the two films are two separate film pieces.
58 . The product of claim 57 wherein the package is an unvented low pressure package having a package interior that is evacuated.
59 . The product of claim 49 wherein the two films are connected integrally at a folded edge.
60 . The product of claim 59 wherein the package is an unvented low pressure package having a package interior that is evacuated.
61 . The product of claim 49 wherein a film comprises a three-dimensional cavity.
62 . The product of claim 61 wherein the package is an unvented low pressure package having a package interior that is evacuated.
63 . The product of claim 49 wherein each of the two films comprises a three-dimensional cavity.
64 . A method of packaging a dough within a package comprising two opposing films, the method comprising
providing a first film surface,
placing raw dough in contact with the first film surface,
providing a second film surface,
placing the second film surface in contact with the raw dough, and
closing the package by sealing edges of the films.
65 . The method of claim 64 wherein the first film surface and the second film surface are part of the same piece of film, and the piece of film is folded.
66 . The method of claim 64 wherein the first film surface and the second film surface are located on two separate pieces of film.
67 . The method of claim 64 wherein the package comprises a vent at a seal, the vent comprising a tortuous path.
68 . The method of claim 64 wherein a film comprises a three-dimensional cavity.