Liquorice Sheets and Rod : (1) Continuous Production  (2) Open pan

(1) Continuous Production
      Part A
      Cold Water                                              100 parts
      Wheat Flour                                             100 parts
      Part B
      Treacle                                                      130 parts
      Brown Sugar                                               80 parts
      Glucose Syrup, High DE                              40 parts
      Liquid Caramel                                            10 parts
      Confectioner's Hardened Vegetable Fat        10 parts
      Part C
      Block Juice ( 60 per cent solution )               25 parts
      Salt                                                                1 parts
      Aniseed Oil                                               0.25 parts
      Black Colour                                                  1 parts
      Emulsifier                                                     0.5 parts

(a) slurry the wheat flour in water as given in part A
(b) raise the temperature to 49 deg.C. (104 deg.F.) and add the ingredients listed in part B
(c) add the flavouring and colouring ingredients in part C ( the block juice will have to be dissolved in hot water befor it is added to the remaining ingredients )
(d) circulate the mixture for 20 minutes to obtain an 55 deg.C.(149 deg.F.)
(e) pump through a scraped surface heat exchanger.


(2) Open pan
     Part A
     Wheat Flour                                                  100 parts
     Cold Water                                                      50 parts
     Part B
     Treacle                                                           100 parts
     Brown Sugar                                                  100 parts
     Glucose Syrup, High DE                                   40 parts
     Liguid Caramel                                                 12 parts
     Confectioner's Hardened Vegetable Fat               5 parts
     Part C
     Liquorice Block Juice ( 60 per cent solution )     30 parts 
     Aniseed Oil                                                       0.3 parts
     Colour                                                                 1 parts
     Salt                                                                      1 parts
     Gelatine Solution ( 50 per cent )                          10 parts
     Emulsifier                                                              1 parts

(a) mix the ingredients in part B in a large open pan and bring to the boil
(b) when boiling add the wheat flour slurry given in the part A
(c) cook for 1 1/2 hours and then add the ingredients in part C
(d) mix and transfer to the extruder.


              
 
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