US Patent Issued to General Mills on May 12 for "Dual textured food" (Minnesota Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,622,437, issued on May 12, was assigned to General Mills Inc. (Minneapolis).

"Dual textured food" was invented by Kristi L. Bahe (Coon Rapids, Minn.) and Kevin Haas (St. Louis Park, Minn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods are described that impart a dual texture to baked goods. The methods generally include making a leavened batter that contains a relatively low flour to water ratio, followed by combining the leavened batter with a second portion of flour to make a dough."

The patent was filed on April 13, 2022, under Application No. 17/719,904.

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