Industrial Bakery Equipment
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Cream filling machine for bakery industry
Cream and other fillings in bakery products must be injected in the right volumes…
Manual bag discharger for bakery industry
Many minor and intermediate ingredients for bakery products are delivered in bags…
Microdosing system for bakery industry
Storage and dosing of powdered minor ingredients such as flavourings, colours and sim…
Temperature-treatment mixer for bakery & gastronomy
The production of creams, sauces, ragouts, ready-to-bake, and simi…
Mixer for aeration of confectionery and bakery products
Aerated products can be difficult to mix thoroughly without reduci…
Planetary mixer for confectionery and bakery production
For the best quality confectionary and bakery products, controllab…
C-frame extruder for bakery masses
If you want to produce the highest quality product using more delicate masses, traditiona…
Compact extruder for bakery masses
Do you need the highest quality single mass products? Traditional machinery can be too ag…
Depositor for bakery products with vertical head movement
Are you looking to produce the widest range of extruded/deposit…
Extruder for bakery masses
Are you looking to produce the widest range of extruded/deposited products possible, but don't wan…
Flexible mixing system for whipped cream and pastries
Delicacies such as meringue, ganache, and marzipan undergo various p…
Robotic case packing machine for snack bags
Automated packing with robotic suction arms can quickly pickup packaged product…
Confectionery bags case packer for large scale
Mass production lines need faster and more efficient package processing to m…
Batch cooker for fruit puree
The fruit pulp is used in many different bakery products, especially as a filling. Since fruit p…
Industrial food vacuum packaging machine
Compact and clean vacuum sealers help increase the value and quality of food produc…
Semi-automatic dough sheeter
There is a wide range of commercial dough sheeters available, many of which are purpose-built fo…
ATEX confirmed outdoor silo for flour
Bulk outdoor storage of flour, dry milk and other powder ingredients for the bakery in…
Automatic rework system for biscuit and bread scrap
Scraps are an inevitable byproduct of biscuit and bread production. Wh…
Small scale nut chopping machine
Many confectionery and bakery products use nuts as a key ingredient or decoration. The abili…
Small sugar mill for entry level production
Sugar powder is a key ingredient in a wide range of bakery, confectionery, and …
Mini sugar coating machine
The coating of grains or nuts with sugar is a popular process in the manufacture of many bakery pr…
Small scale nut grinder
Many confectionery and bakery processes rely on the uniform grinding of raw ingredients such as nuts, …
Food processor for making fruit jams for pastries
In a bakery environment fruit jams are often used for the decoration or …
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Sign upLine for sponge cakes production
Bringing together a wide range of process machinery to develop a production line for sponge-…
Centrifugal mixer for batters and creams
Batters, creams and other delicate sauces and emulsions take time to mix, reducing …
Side Load Case Packer For Packaged Food
Accuracy is a primary concern for case-packing pre-packaged foods such as milk or pr…
Washdown Cartoner For Frozen Foods
When packing frozen foods into cartons, your packaging system should be cleaned by wash-d…
Cartoning Machine For Snacks and Sweets
When producing different snacks and sweets, each product will match a different cart…
Sterile Filtration System for GMP-grade products
Processing equipment used in industries regulated by GMP must ensure fully…
Spiral Proofer
Bakeries that serve products like croissants, pastries and other baked goodies need to maintain constant tempera…
Spiral cooler/chiller
Food manufacturers that produce ready meals such as pizza, burger patties, and bread require chillers as…
Spray Dryer Crack Testing Services
Spray dryers undergo multiple thermal cycles and may develop cracks as the metal becomes …
Non-Destructive Crack Detection Vessel Testing
Using traditional types of inspection methods when inspecting vessels may po…
Frozen food automatic case packer
Adequately packaged frozen fries retain their original color, taste, and texture. And beca…
Semi-automatic case packer for chip bags
In small to medium scale production units, packing items manually can consume a lot…
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Cream filling machine for bakery industry
Cream and other fillings in bakery products must be injected in the right volumes…
Manual bag discharger for bakery industry
Many minor and intermediate ingredients for bakery products are delivered in bags…
Microdosing system for bakery industry
Storage and dosing of powdered minor ingredients such as flavourings, colours and sim…
Temperature-treatment mixer for bakery & gastronomy
The production of creams, sauces, ragouts, ready-to-bake, and simi…
Mixer for aeration of confectionery and bakery products
Aerated products can be difficult to mix thoroughly without reduci…
Planetary mixer for confectionery and bakery production
For the best quality confectionary and bakery products, controllab…
C-frame extruder for bakery masses
If you want to produce the highest quality product using more delicate masses, traditiona…
Compact extruder for bakery masses
Do you need the highest quality single mass products? Traditional machinery can be too ag…
Depositor for bakery products with vertical head movement
Are you looking to produce the widest range of extruded/deposit…
Extruder for bakery masses
Are you looking to produce the widest range of extruded/deposited products possible, but don't wan…
Flexible mixing system for whipped cream and pastries
Delicacies such as meringue, ganache, and marzipan undergo various p…
Robotic case packing machine for snack bags
Automated packing with robotic suction arms can quickly pickup packaged product…
Confectionery bags case packer for large scale
Mass production lines need faster and more efficient package processing to m…
Batch cooker for fruit puree
The fruit pulp is used in many different bakery products, especially as a filling. Since fruit p…
Industrial food vacuum packaging machine
Compact and clean vacuum sealers help increase the value and quality of food produc…
Semi-automatic dough sheeter
There is a wide range of commercial dough sheeters available, many of which are purpose-built fo…
ATEX confirmed outdoor silo for flour
Bulk outdoor storage of flour, dry milk and other powder ingredients for the bakery in…
Automatic rework system for biscuit and bread scrap
Scraps are an inevitable byproduct of biscuit and bread production. Wh…
Small scale nut chopping machine
Many confectionery and bakery products use nuts as a key ingredient or decoration. The abili…
Small sugar mill for entry level production
Sugar powder is a key ingredient in a wide range of bakery, confectionery, and …
Mini sugar coating machine
The coating of grains or nuts with sugar is a popular process in the manufacture of many bakery pr…
Small scale nut grinder
Many confectionery and bakery processes rely on the uniform grinding of raw ingredients such as nuts, …
Food processor for making fruit jams for pastries
In a bakery environment fruit jams are often used for the decoration or …
Line for sponge cakes production
Bringing together a wide range of process machinery to develop a production line for sponge-…
Centrifugal mixer for batters and creams
Batters, creams and other delicate sauces and emulsions take time to mix, reducing …
Side Load Case Packer For Packaged Food
Accuracy is a primary concern for case-packing pre-packaged foods such as milk or pr…
Washdown Cartoner For Frozen Foods
When packing frozen foods into cartons, your packaging system should be cleaned by wash-d…
Cartoning Machine For Snacks and Sweets
When producing different snacks and sweets, each product will match a different cart…
Sterile Filtration System for GMP-grade products
Processing equipment used in industries regulated by GMP must ensure fully…
Spiral Proofer
Bakeries that serve products like croissants, pastries and other baked goodies need to maintain constant tempera…
Spiral cooler/chiller
Food manufacturers that produce ready meals such as pizza, burger patties, and bread require chillers as…
Spray Dryer Crack Testing Services
Spray dryers undergo multiple thermal cycles and may develop cracks as the metal becomes …
Non-Destructive Crack Detection Vessel Testing
Using traditional types of inspection methods when inspecting vessels may po…
Frozen food automatic case packer
Adequately packaged frozen fries retain their original color, taste, and texture. And beca…
Semi-automatic case packer for chip bags
In small to medium scale production units, packing items manually can consume a lot…
Grated cheese case packing machine
Large-scale cheese manufacturers process and handle products of different sizes and volum…
Industrial washer for plastic crates
In the food production sector, hygiene regulations are getting stringent by the day. Es…
Sponge cake cooling tunnel
Exposed baked goods can develop bacteria from the circulating air in an area if left in the open f…
Cake ultrasonic cutter
Some cake items you may wish to cut can feature substantial amounts of cream. But that cream could smea…
Sponge cake production line
To produce multiple sponge cake varieties and keep up with the changing industry trends, a produc…
Cake batter and cream depositing machine
Whether you're making muffins or cupcakes, you need just the right amount of batter…
Mixing system for batter and cream
When making a cake, the proper mixing of liquid batter is critical to ensuring it looks i…
Licorice cooling tunnel
Licorice and other extruded food products like vegan meats can be tricky to cool in the production pro…
Pillow bag vertical packing machine
When packaging products such as seeds, cereal, snacks, candies, nuts, tea, dried fruits …
Horizontal cartoner for food products
Depending on the primary product packages, food products like confectionery (biscuits …
High pressure processing machine for juice
High-pressure processing (HPP) is one of the technologies in the manufacturing o…
Inspection machine for MAP packaged food in bags and trays
Modified Atmosphere Packaging (MAP) in the food industry is a …
Stand-alone ultrasonic food cutting machine
For some foods such as cake, pizza, sandwiches or ice cream, the end product is…
Stand-alone ultrasonic medium scale food cutting machine
Accurately cutting food products in their desired shape, is a pro…
Inline ultrasonic food cutting machine
Cutting sticky products in the food sector is not always an easy process. Small scale…
Inline ultrasonic big scale food cutting machine
In the food industry, where accuracy in the cutting process is desired, ul…
Vertical cartoning machine
In the food industry, a large number of bulk products like for example pasta, need to be packed in…
Case packer machine for pouches
Automated case packer machines are a good solution to achieve reliability and to increase the…
High capacity freezer for food
Freezing is one of the most important industrial methods for the long-term preservation of foo…
Hygienic and fully-welded spiral freezer for food
Food freezers are often the last step in the food production chain. The …
High capacity spiral cooler for food
Cooling baked goods and food products can be problematic for sliced baked goods. A crus…
High capacity spiral proofer for pastry
Proofing is a phase in the baking production line that can’t be rushed. It’s an es…
Tunnel washer for food containers
With an increase in demand for production across food service and manufacturing companies,…
Food crates washer
With the increasing demand of food production sectors for cutting costs, while increasing quality of produc…
Washing cabinet for food bulk containers
With an ever-increasing demand for output and stricter hygiene regulations for food…
Hygiene washer for food utensils
Thorough and quick cleaning of kitchen utensils, such as baskets, knives, trays, and other a…
Washing cabinet for trolleys
Food manufacturing facilities, bakeries, or restaurants are ridden with efficiency-related issue…
Ultra-clean FFS machine for yoghurt in cups
Dairy products like yoghurt are very susceptible to spoilage. Yeasts and moulds…
High-clean FFS machine for butter in mini portions
With the production of dairy products such as butter in mini portions o…
Entry-level high volume package seal tester
Manufactured food products need to be packed in gas-filled pouches to ensure th…
Air screen seed cleaning machine
The quality of seeds and grains starts to deteriorate once they have been harvested. Thus, i…
Mobile depositor of tiger wash
Manufacturers of tiger bread and other similar consumables often find that achieving perfect r…
High-speed depositor of garlic butter
Across the globe, slices of bread are typically buttered by hand which often results i…
Mobile high speed depositor of pizza sauce
As the demand for ready-made pizzas continues to grow, businesses face tremendou…
High speed decorator for filled biscuits
Filling or decorating biscuits was always a difficult task. Sometimes biscuits are …
High speed waffle decorator
In the past, there were not many ways to make waffles or wafers colorful, tasty, and attractive t…
Chocolate decorator for extruded ice-cream
It is not uncommon for ice-cream decorator units to become faulty and produce a …
High speed decorator for donuts
Donuts quite simply need decorations. The added value through unique and visually appealing d…
Milk protein decorator for bread
It is time to leave behind old and saturated decoration methods that look neither natural no…
Tray sealer for food production
Companies in food industry know how essential packaging is in keeping food fresh and ensuring…
Industrial thermoformer for food production
The primary purpose and aim of food packaging are to protect all food products …
Industrial crate washing machine
In order to meet the increasing demand of the beverage industry, it’s essential to find a c…
Sunflower seeds frying line
The market for fried in-shell seeds as snacks is growing. If you are a small-scale food factory o…
Exchangeable silo dosing system
Rarely used bulk ingredients, like grains, agricultural feed or silage, can get spoilt if the…
Tray former for trays without corner construction
If you require more than 500,000 trays per year or are a cardboard suppl…
Tray former for various tray formats including trays with corner constructions
If you are looking to increase your supp…
Double head tray former for punnets
Tray forming machines can be an investment at first and require some technical knowledge…
Open mouth bag filling machine for powders
The packaging of powdery products such as flour can be challenging as it is cruc…
Open mouth bagging machine
If you are a manufacturer of fertilizers, bulk chemicals, sugar, seeds, or any grains it is likely…
Recirculating batch dryer
Drying can be the most energy and time-consuming process in the food industry. This can have an eff…
Metal detector for granulated products
Free-fall applications, such us flour, sugar, spices and other granulated or powdered…
Moulding machine for pizza
A pizza molding machine must be able to size and shape doughs suitable for pizzas and pitas. It sh…
Moulding machine for bread sticks
Breadsticks are popular as an appetizer in restaurants or as a starter served with prosciu…
Moulding machine for croissant
Croissants are a popular line in commercial bakeries and are sold in high volumes. An automati…
Moulding machine for rolled bread
As great snacks and accompaniments to meals rolled bread is a staple product in commercial…
Automatic bread dough sheeter
Dough for speciality breads must first be rolled into sheets of varying thickness, to facilitat…
Automatic pastry dough sheeter
Industrial dough sheeters turn raw dough into sheets that match recipe thickness. This include…
Cake batter dosing machine
High precision machines are essential to ensure a consistent dough mix pours into a mould. The fin…
Square or rectangular moulding machine for bread
Automated bread molders should form various types of dough into a range of…
ATEX Indoor silo for sugar and flour
Storing granulated or powdered materials such as sugar and flour prior to processing re…
High-speed bunch wrapping machine for chocolate
Bunch wrapping with aluminium foil is a popular method to use for an attrac…
High-speed flow pack wrapping machine for chocolates
Foil flow pack wrapping of chocolate products is an attractive and pr…
Medium-speed flexible wrapping machine for chocolates
Larger scale wrapping of individual chocolate products demands gentl…
High-speed fold wrapping machine for hard candy
Bottom fold wrapping is an attractive solution for hard candies, toffees, a…
Medium-speed flexible double twist wrapping machine for jelly
A traditional double-twist wrap is a popular method for pac…
Entry-level cereal bar making machine
Cereal and grain bars are increasingly popular, both as snack foods and as functional …
R&D roaster for cocoa beans
When designing a new chocolate line or experimenting with new ingredients for existing processes,…
Entry level cooker for cereal bar production
The creation of high-quality, flavourful crunch bars, brittles and similar pro…
High-Speed Pouch Packaging Machine
For large scale production of powders and liquids in a wide range of industry sectors, a …
Starch-free depositor for soft confectionery
Soft confectionery such as toffees, fondants, fudges and jellies have traditio…
System for continuous production of fondant or fondant crème
Fondant creme is used in the production of a range of confec…
Laboratory scale cereal cooker
When developing new breakfast cereal products it is expensive and time-consuming to take your …
Convection oven for granola
For high-quality granola products, a perfect bake is required for optimum color, taste, and mouth…
Granola batch mixer
The production of granola-based recipes requires careful ingredients handling to ensure optimum quality. T…
Laboratory confectionery depositors
When designing new confectionery products, the ability to experiment on lab-scale equipm…
Consistent cereals toaster and dryer
In order to produce the very highest quality flaked cereal, shredded grain or hot air e…
Consistent processor of corn, bran and multigrain
The production of high quality flaked breakfast cereal requires accurate…
Batch cooker of cereal foods
Controlled steam cooking of whole or milled grain products is the best way to ensure best textur…
Easy to use food processor for gastronomy sauces and pastes
For the development and production of high quality gastronomy…
Multi-functional food processor for a high sugar percentage pastes production
For the development and production of hig…
Vacuum cooker for concentrating sauces and purees
When producing high quality prepared food, concentrating products for sa…
Horizontal dough mixer
The mixing of hard doughs or highly viscous product like chewing gum requires specialist equipment to a…
Depositor for solid and filled chocolates
If you need to produce a wide range of chocolate products on a smaller production…
Silo sweep auger
When you store products with good gravity flow (wheat, maize, barley, grains, granules, etc.) in flat bottom s…
Infrared rotating drum steriliser
Sterilisation of foodstuffs is vital to maintain uncompromising standards of hygiene and d…
Hygienic cooling tunnel for chocolates
Variable, precision cooling of a wide range of chocolate, chocolate-coated and creme …
Aerator for fat based masses and crème fillings
If you work with fat-based center masses and cremes, is your current aerati…
Small chocolate enrober
Do you have a small-scale production environment but need the highest quality of enrobing? Higher qual…
Continuous chocolate enrober
Do you need a large-scale 24/7 multi-product operation continuous chocolate enrober? Traditional…
Energy efficient chocolate enrober
Do you need to reduce your energy costs and environmental impact, but need to maintain th…
Rotating stencil depositor
Do you need to produce patterned products in good volumes but are concerned about quality? Traditi…
Wear resistant bends for pneumatic conveying
Bends in pneumatic conveyor lines cause load loss leading to lower flow rates.…
Multi-way diverter valve for pneumatic conveying
Products conveyed through pneumatic conveyor lines often need to be divert…
2-way diverter valves for pneumatic conveying
Products conveyed through pneumatic conveyor lines often need to be diverted …
Dense phase conveyor for powders and granules
Some manufacturing and filling operations require a smaller pneumatic transpo…
Dense phase conveyor for normal wearing materials
Dense phase pneumatic conveying is used for powders, granules, and grain…
Roller gate valve
In large scale operations, modular and configurable valves are required to isolate and control dry powders, …
Cold oil press for seeds
With a cold oil press, you can optimize the process of extracting oil from a wide variety of oil seed…
Small batch filter press for oil seeds
Getting a high-quality oil filtration can be a challenging task, with a filtration c…
Stone mill for coffee beans
Traditional milling of coffee beans or seeds, with a stationary bedstone and a turning runner sto…
Destoner for coffee beans
When you are roasting and grinding your own coffee beans, destoning is an essential step to gain fu…
Compact aerator for pumpable media
Many processes in food production and standard industry require high-quality, customized …
Aerator for low-viscosity media
Many industrial processes and products require a consistent foam with very particular and tig…
Aerator for high-viscosity media
Highly viscous ingredients in both the food and chemical processing industries require speci…
Laboratory aerator for food products
Successful innovators in the food, chemicals, and plastics industries need reliable mix…
Ice coating machine
Make consistent use of this high-quality, finish coat with your covered product. This is a coating machine…
High capacity decorator
Enhance the appearance of your product by applying final finishing touches and designs. This is a serv…
Hygienic chocolate cooling tunnel
Quickly cool your product after cooking in preparation for further processing. This is a l…
Hygienic chocolate coating machine
Coat your product with chocolate or caramel. This is a next-generation chocolate coating …
Chocolate coating machine
Coat your product with chocolate or caramel. This is a chocolate coating machine born of many years…
Strand forming machine for creamy mixtures
Turn your ingredients mixture into strands and slabs for further processing into…
Strand forming machine for 2 masses
Form two-ingredient mixes into the shapes and layer combinations required for your final…
Strand forming machine
Form ingredient mixes into strands and slabs for further processing into bars, and other final product …
Open-mouth bagging carousel for flour
When you need a carousel for packing powdery bulk materials, the bagging carousel that…
In-process weighing system for mills
When you need a throughput weigher for modern flour/grain milling applications, the wei…
Versatile X-ray inspection system
Versatile X-ray inspection system for product weight, quantity and shape to detect the pre…
Chocolate enrober for medium production capacities
Premium enrober for capacities from 100 to 500 Kg/h.
Piston filler for creams into moulds
The perfect cream filler, which the main feature is its accuracy and that can contain s…
Single row piston depositor for soft fillings
For depositing soft fillings directly onto the cooling belts.
Medium sized melting tanks
Melter for medium-sized chocolatiers, so that you always have different kinds of chocolate availab…
Compact enrober
Cost-effective enrober for medium productions.
Moulding line for pralines, tablets and cups
To automatize the process of moulding pralines, tablets, and cups in artisan p…
Semi-automatic moulding line for solid chocolates
Perfect for scaling up your production of tablets or filled chocolates.
Automatic book-moulding system
Closes 'book-moulds' in order to produce eggs, balls, sea shells, and other 3-dimensional figu…
Larger versatile cooling belt for chocolates
Versatile cooling system for enrobed or deposited products.
Bag-in-box filler
If you want to a complete packaging solution having box erecting, bag placing and box closing technologies, …
Manual bag-in-box inserter
If you want to speed up the manual bag placing cycles and make the job easy, then a manual bag pla…
Automated packaging line for bread
If you want a fully automated packing line to efficiently handle buns, burger buns, hot-d…
Box erector and bag inserter
If you are looking to improve your throughput and eliminate labor associated with manual box ere…
Vertical paddle dryer
Enable vacuum, atmospheric and pressurized processing of a variety of materials such as powders, filter …
Continuous paddle dryer
Purposely focused on the indirect heating and drying of slurry, filter cakes, powders, pastes and gran…
Flash drying system
Flash drying refers to the removal of moisture by a stream of hot gas that goes through a stream of small …
Conical gentle crusher
For the gentle crushing of soft to medium-hard substances. Widely used in food industries for size redu…
Air classifier mill
Suitable for the comminution of numerous products and it's utilized in every branch of industry. It is als…
Circuit-air classifier
For high throughputs, with a fineness range of approx. d97 = 32 µm - 200 µm. Ideal for use in the miner…
Continuous vertical bagger
Want a machine to pack unique bag styles such as quad-seal and Doy-pack bags at incredible speeds;…
Continuous bagger with twin sealing jaws
If you want to pack into gusseted and pillow style bags and packing speed is import…
Bagger with servo driven jaw actuation
If you want to accommodate multiple bag designs and dimensions with fast speed and ac…
Single shaft dry conche
Dry conching acts by reducing the moisture of the chocolate flakes and removing volatile and undesired…
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Industrial production and bakery processing equipment
Although bakery products entail a variety of products ranging from bread to sweet goods such as cakes, each product undergoes the same key processes due to the base ingredients being flour, water, and leavening agents such as yeast, baking soda, or baking powder in addition to sugar, salt, oils, etc. The production process starts with mixing the ingredients in bakery processing equipment, including spiral, horizontal, low- or high-speed mixers.
The next step is fermentation which allows yeast to convert sugars and starches into simpler substances and raise the dough. After a few hours of fermentation and proofing, the bulk dough is loaded on a conveyer and cut by dividers into desired sizes, which are later shaped according to the end-product specifications. The final step is baking, which is different for yeast-leavened and chemically-leavened products. While the former goes through three stages of baking which are the expansion of the dough, drying of the surface, and crust browning, for the latter the stages depend based on formulation. The baked good must be cooled, and if required, especially for certain pastries, it can be either decorated or completed with a filling or glazing.
Tradition vs. Modernism in the baking industry
There are two main types of bakeries: small, locally-owned businesses that sell their products to individuals and mass-producing bakeries that sell their products to restaurants, grocery stores, and cafes. While the large- and medium-scale bakeries fully automated their processes, small-scale bakeries have only started doing so. Automated processes reduce the waste of raw materials, speed up the process, and increase reliability, improving the quality of products, all of invaluable importance in the hyper-competitive industry.
Namely, one of the challenges that small bakeries face is the lack of space for all the automated equipment and machinery that replace manual labor. While some small bakeries may use basic mixers and ovens, others may still rely on manual mixing and kneading, which makes their production more labor-intensive. However, small-scale bakeries possess the flexibility to adapt and experiment with recipes, a contrast to the standardized formulas of the mass-producing giants. Moreover, they procure ingredients locally, resulting in products with fewer additives and preservatives.
The staple food: making bread
Despite being a fairly simple food made of only a few base ingredients such as flour, water, and yeast, slight differences in the production process result in a large number of bread types. Some of the most popular are white bread, baguettes, ciabatta, or rye bread. However, the basic production processes of mixing, fermentation, and baking are staples.
The objective of mixing is the blending and hydration of dry ingredients, air incorporation, and gluten development which takes up to 15 minutes in mixing equipment. The fermentation process is crucial for developing flavor and texture through yeast growth. The dough is fermented in fermentation tanks at room temperature for several hours.
The proofed dough is then cut, rested, and shaped in the molder with a minimum amount of pressure and stress on the dough to avoid damaging the cell structure. The final step is baking. The duration and temperature depend on the type of bread. The difference between types such as white, wholemeal, and rye bread is in the type of flour used, from white wheat flour over wholemeal to rye meal mixed with wheat flour. Two widely beloved types of white bread, for instance, baguette and ciabatta, are shaped differently. While the baguette is molded and shaped into a cylinder, ciabatta dough is gently sheeted and divided into desired dimensions to preserve the honeycomb-type structure.
Sweet treats from cakes to biscuits
Sweet goods, including cakes, doughnuts, croissants, cookies, and biscuits, are just as important in a bakery’s assortment as bread. Cake production starts with dough or batter production in a vertical batch mixer which is then pressed into pans with a filling machine. The cake is baked in a tunnel oven, cooled, and transported to the packaging machines. For doughnut production, the wet yeast slurry is mixed separately, added to the flour-water mixture, and mixed by a large dough hook.
Once mixed well, it simulates the human kneading process to homogenize the ingredients. The rested dough is forced into a hopper and transferred to an extruder to form the doughnut shapes. Unlike other pastries, doughnuts are fried in an open fryer and finally glazed. The main difference in croissants production is that the main ingredient along with flour is butter, which plays a key role in the process of lamination that gives it the signature flaky texture.
The dough is rested and proofed several times and treated with egg wash before baking at 200°C. The cookies and biscuits-making process starts with dough production, followed by dough feed and molding. While soft biscuit dough contains more fat and is molded in mold cavities of the biscuit line, hard biscuits are sheeted into layers and pressed through rolls. Cookie batter, on the other hand, is extruded via pumps. The shaped dough is transported into baking chambers.
Ful-filling the sweet cravings
In order to satisfy even the most demanding sweet tooth, manufacturers fill their goods with dairy-based cremes such as custards or dulce de leche, chocolate ganache, fruit-based fillings, or nut-based fillings, which are primarily ground nuts similar to spreads. Basic cream fillings consist of superfine sugar, shortening or oil, corn syrup, water, and other minor ingredients and can be either deposited or injected into the product. On the other hand, fruit-based fillings are mainly fruit puree and gelling agents such as alginates. Another popular pastry filling is whipped cream, a rich emulsion of dairy fat and sugar processed in high-power industrial mixers or whipping machines.
Gluten-free and vegan bakery goods
As gluten intolerance is becoming more common, the baking industry is trying to reach the demand by using gluten-free cereals and pseudocereals, as well as milled legumes, seeds, and nuts as an alternative to wheat flour. Gluten is a binding structural protein that provides elasticity and retains moisture. Some of the substitutes used in gluten-free products are xanthan gum, guar gum, or ground seeds like psyllium, flax, and chia.
In order to improve the texture, taste, and shelf-life of gluten-free bakery products, manufacturers utilize sourdough with microbial strains, while the addition of modified starches and protein isolates enhances the quality. The demand for vegan bakery goods is also rising. Although bread is traditionally vegan, pastries require substituting dairy for plant-based milk and margarine, while replacing eggs remains the biggest challenge. Some of the plant-based egg substitutes are applesauce, mashed bananas, soaked flax or chia seeds, etc.