CA1268076A

CA1268076A - Ready-to-use rolled-out pastry

Info

Publication number: CA1268076A
Application number: CA000492840A
Authority: CA
Inventors: Werner Errass
Original assignee: THOMI and FRANCK AG
Current assignee: THOMI and FRANCK AG
Priority date: 1984-03-23
Filing date: 1985-10-11
Publication date: 1990-04-24
Anticipated expiration: 2007-04-24
Also published as: FR2561499A3; FR2561499B3; CH657753A5; DE8420936U1; DE3562855D1

Abstract

ABSTRACT
A separating film or a separating paper is arranged on at least one side of the ready-to-use rolled-out pastry. The pastry, together with the separating film or the separating paper, is either rolled up on itself or rolled up onto a cylindrical carrier into an at least approximately cylindrical roll. The pastry can be a cake dough, puff pastry, short pastry or pizza dough. The roll, either alone or in a container, can be packaged so as to be air-tight and impermeable to water vapor in a wrapping consisting of plastic film, preferably transparent film. This can be vacuum-packaging; the air inside the wrapping can also be replaced by an inert gas, such as nitrogen and/or carbon dioxide.

Description

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Both in domestic situation and where large-scale consumers are concerned, there are difficulties in rolling out evenly pastries such as cake dough, short pastry, puff pastry or pizza dough. If a rolling-out machine is not available, it is practically impossible to obtain a uniform thickness of the pastry. There is therefore a need for a rolled-out ready-to-use pastry. So that the pastry can be used immediately, it is also desirable that it should be possible to keep it as fresh pastry and do with~ut freezing. For the small consumer, it would also be particularly convenient if the pastry were made to fit a round or rectangular cake pan, so that no pastry would be wasted.
Products of this type are not obtainable in the trade. Obviously, the reason for this is, among other things, that there is no suitable pack available, because the unstable and large-surface shape of a rolled-ou-t pastry makes packaging difficult. The large surface of the pastry also has an adverse effect on its good keeping quality. Moreover, pastry, when its shape changes, for example as result of folding, tends to stick together and become friable, so that it cannot be returned to its original shape undamaged.
The object of the invention is to develop a ready-to-use rolled-out pastry which is available in a compact ~orm and which can be returned to its original shape without damage.
The invention provides ready-to-use rolled-out pastry or dough, which is rolled up, together with a flexible '~

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-la-flat-shaped article of wrapping material, to form a cylinder, characterised in that there is baking paper provided on at least one side of the pastry or dough and in that the pastry or dough together with the baking paper is rolled up to form an at least approximately cylindrical roll. This guarantees that portions of the pastry which are close to one another do not come in con-tact with one another and consequently also cannot stick together.
It is also advantageous, for the reasons mentioned above, that the pastry is not folded, so that it is not damaged in any way.
1~ For use, the pastry can ~imply be unrolled and used in its original form. The separating film or separating paper not only protects the B

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pastry against sticking together but also gives it ad-ditiona~ support. If a separating paper is used this wil~
furthermore absorb moisture and thus regulate the moisture content.
The pastry together with the separating film or separating paper can be rolled up on itself without the aid of a carrier. However an increased supPorting effect can be achieved if the pastry together ~ith the separating film or separating paper is rolled up onto a cylindrica~
carrier preferably a cardboara cylinder coated with a plastic approved for direct contact With foodstuffs~ or a cylinder made of a plastic approved for direct contact with foodstuffs preferably polyethylene or po~ypropylene. Such a plastic cylinder is preferably connected firmly to the separating film or separating paper by means of bonding or welding (hot-melt). 0f course this embodiment is suit-ab~e above aLl for pastries of relative~y large dimensions especially relatively long pastry sheets. It is advan-tageou~ if the carrier is water-repellent so that it can-Z0 not absorb any moisture from the pastry an~ thereby be-come soft.
The pastry can be for example a cake dough puff pastry short pastry or pizza dough. ~ The following con-tent of principal components is especiaLly advantageous:

25 Component Wide range Particularly pre-(% by weight) ferred range for cake dough or puff pastry (% by weight) , 30 Water 5 to 25 20 to 2'~
Fat (100%~ 15 to 35 26 to 29 F~our 35 to 60 47 to 50 Sa~t 0.5 to Z.5 1 ~o Z

The pastry also appropriate~y contains up to 0.2%
by weight preferably up to 0.06X by weight~ o~ at least one preserva~ive such as propionic acid and/or sorbic acid 8~

and/or their salts. It can also contain 0.025 to 0.1% by weight, preferably approximateLy 0.075% by weight, of an edible acid, such as citric acid or malic acid, to prevent the so-called specking (an enzymatic process in which the husk particles in the flollr are oxidized). A pastry pro-vided uith these additives can be kept for a specific time at 4 to 6C uithout freezing, the advantage of this be-ing that there is no need for defrosting to prevent tne pastry from breaking, which is necessary for fro~en pas-tries before they are unrolled.
A paper coated on one si~e or preferably o~n bothsides with a separating substance car, be use~ as the sep-arating paper. A siLicone approvea for ~irect contact with foodstuffs is suitabLe as a separating substance. Advan-tageously, the separating paper is~ a ~aking paper prefer-ably coated on both sides. The pastry can then be baked directly on this baking paper.
Coating the separating paper on both sides is ad-~antageo~s particularly when the separating paper is loca-ted only on one side of the pastry and on its rear si~e istherefore in contact ~ith the a~jacent pastry layer. This embodiment comes under consideration above all for elongate pastry sheets.
The separating film is prefera~ly a polyethylene film.
When the separating film or sepàrating paper is lo~
cated on both sides of the pastry, this being the case above all as regards ~ound or square pastry pieces, the separating film or separating paper advantageo~sly has the form of a rectangular portion uhich is folded over the pastry approximately along its center line and which has a perforation line prefera~ly on or at a short distance from an~ paral~el to its center line, so that the excess separating paper can easily be torn off before baking.
When the separating film or separating paper is Lo-cated only on one side of the pastry, the separating film or separating paper is appropriately a rectangular portion which is someuhat longer and slightly wider ~han the paitry, and the parts of the separating film or separating paper which .. . . . .
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project beyond the pastry at one or both of the lon~itudi-nal ends are folded back over the end or ends of the pastry, to make it easier to detach the outermost or innermost pastry layer when the pastry is unrol~ed. The above-mentioned parts of the separating film or separating paperwhich project beyond the pastry can be provided ~ith a transverse perforation line, so that the excess separating film or excess separating paper can easily be torn off before baking. As stated above, this embodiment is par-ticularly suitable for relatively long pastry sheets~ Forpastry sheets of this type intended for large-scale con-sumers, it is particularly advantageous to use a poly~
ethylene film, since this can be processed more easily, and where large-scale consumers are concerned it is not cus-tomary to use baking papers~
To prevent the pastry from arying out, the roll com-posed of the pastry and separating film or separating paper is aavantageously packaged so as to be air-tight and im-permeable to water vapor in a wrapping preferably consist-ing of plastic film, esPecially transparent film. If ap-propriate, the air inside this wrapping is replaced by an inert gas, such as nitrogen and/or carbon dioxide~ However~
it is preferably a vacuum pack. One or more rolls package~
in this way can be packaged on a base or a common base or tn a stackable container~of rectangular cross-section. The container preferably consists of cardboard.
The roll composed of pastry and separating film or separating paper can, however, also be packaged without a wrapping in a stackable container preferably consisting of cardboard. The cross-section of such a container pre-ferably has the form of an equilateral triangle or a rec~-tangle. A container of triangular cross-section is par~
ticu~arly s~itable for space-saving stacking. The container can be packaged so as to be air-tight ana impermea~le to water vapor in a wrapping made of p~astic film, preferably transparent film. In this case again, if appropriate the air inside the wrapping is replaced by an inert gas, such as nitrogen and/or carbon dioxide.
The pastry can take the form of a circular or square piece or a rectangular piece or sheet.
When the pastry is a circular piece, it can have a diameter of 20 to 45 cm, preferab~y approximate~y 33 cm, so that it fits on conventional round baking sheets. When the pastry is a square piece, i~ can have an edge of 20 to 40 cm~ preferably approximately 33 cm. Circular and square dough pieces of this type are coverea pre~erably on both sides with a rectangular baking-paper portion ~hich is preferably coated on both sides and which is folded 1û approximately along its center Line. The baking-paper portion preferably has a perforation line on or at a dis-tance from and parallel to its center line. ~onsequently~
the excess baking paper can easily be torn off and usèa for other purposes, while the pastry can be placed 15 airectly on the baking sheet together with the remaining baking paper and baked. The above-defined circular or square pastry pieces can be rolled up on themselves, to-gether with the baking-paper portion, without the aid of a carrier or can be rolled up onto a cylindrical carrier.
Such a roll is preferably contained in a stackable con-tainer made of cardboard; the cross-section of the con-tainer appropriately has the form of an equilater3l tri-angle~ The container is preferably open on the end face ana consists of a longitudinally folded blank, the free 25 longitudinal e~ges of which rest loosely against one anotheru Such a container is preferably packaged so as to be air-tight and impermeable to water vapor in a wrapping consisting of plastic film, preferably transparent film.
If appropriate, ~he air in the wrapping is again replaced 3û by an inert gas, such as nitrogen an~/or carbon dioxide.
The pastry can also take the form of a rectangula~
piece with a width of approximately ?5 cm and a length of approximately 4Z cm. In this case, the separating paper which is suitable is especially a rectangular baking-paper portion which is preferably coa~ed on both sides and WhiCh is longer and sllghtly wider than the pastry piece. Appro-pria~ely, the parts of the baking paper WhiCh project be-yond the pas~ry at one Or both of the longitudinal enas are folde~ back over the end or ends of the pastry piece.

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The pastry can also take ~he form of a rectangular sheet with a width of 20 to 40 cm, preferably approximately 30 cm, and a length of SO to 15~ cm, preferably 100 to 1ZO cm. Pastry sheets of this type can be used above all in the domestic situation. A suitable portion rJf the pastry sheet can be cut off and cut into the desired shape, while the rest of tne pastry can be stored further in the re-frigerator at 4 to 6C. A pastry sheet having the abovedimensions can be arranged on a rectangular portion of -polyethylene film or a rectangular baking-paper portion ~hich is prefera~ly coated on ~oth sides and which is longer and slightly wider than the pastry sheet. The parts of the portion of polyethylene film or of baking paper w~ich pro-ject beyond the pastry sheet at one or both of the longi-tudinal ends are preferably folded back over the end or ends of the pastry sheet. The pastry sheet, together with the polyethylene film or the baking paper, is rolled u~
into a roll, if appropriate using a cylindrical carrierO
The carrier is preferably a cardboard cylinaer coate~ with a plastic approved for direct contact ~itn fooas~uffs or a cylin~er made of a plastic approved for direct contact with foodstuffs, preferably polyethy~ene or polypropylene.

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A rectangular pastry sheet having a width of 30 to lQ0 cm, pre~erably approximately 40 cm~ and a length of 100 to 600 cm, preferably approximately 430 cm~ is suitable for use by large-scale consumers, such as restau~ants, cafes, canteens, butcner~s shops, caterers, etc. Such a pastry sheet is appropriately arranged on a rectangular sheet of polyethylene film which is longer and slight~y wider than the pastry sheet~ The parts of the sheet ot polyethylene film which project beyond the pastry sheet at one or both of the longituaina~ enas are prefera~ly foLded back over the end or ends of the pastry sheee. The pastry sheet located on the sheet of Polyethylene film is appro-priately rolled up onto a cylindrical carrier, preferably a cardboard cylinder coated with a plastic approved for direct contact with foodstuffs or a cylinaer ma~e of a plastic approved for direct contact with fooclstuffs~ pre-ferably polyethylene or polypropylene~ The carrier is advantageously longer than tne width of the pastry sheet to make it easier to hanale ~he roll. The roll is appro-priately packaged so as to be air-tight and impermeable to wa~er vapor, preferably vacuum-packaged in a wrapping con-sisting of plastic film, pre~erably transparent film. ~low-ever, the air in the wrapping can also be repl3ced by an inert gas, such as nitrogen and~or carbon dioxide.
~ everal exemplary embodi~ents of the invention are described below with reference to a simplified arawing.
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Figure 1 shows, in a perspective representation, a ready-to-use rol~ed-out pastry designed accorain~ ~o the invention;
Figure Z shows a secona embodiment o~ the pastry according to the invention in a perspective representation;
Figure 3 shows a preliminary stage of the pastry :

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)7~i according to the invention in a perspective representation;
Figure 4 shows a~plan view of a secona pre~liminary stage of the pastry according to the invention;
Figure S shows a further embodiment of the pastry according to ehe invention in a perspective representation;
Figure 6 shows a plan view of a blank for the con~
tainer illustrated in Figure 5 and intended for the pastry according to the invention;
Figure 7 shows a plan ~iew of a third preliminary stage of the pastry accordin~ to the invention;
Figure 8 shows a section through a fourth prelimi-nary stage of the pastry according to the invention.
~ n Figure 1, the rolled-out pastry 2 in rectangular form, together with a film or a paper 1 likewise of rect-angular form and of approximately the same size, is rolled upinto a cylindrical roll 3~ The film or paper 1 is thereby arranged between the rolled layers 4 of the pastry 2 and on the outside of the roll 3. The film or paper 1 prevents the layers 4 from touching one another and thereby stick-ing to one another. The parts 5 of the film or paper 1 which project ~eyond the pastry 2 are folded back oyer the pastry 2 to make it easier to unroll the roll 3. At the same time, the film or paper 1 supports the pastry Z, so that it can be transported more easily.
In a second exemplary embodiment of the roll 3 ac-cording to Figure 2, a ~ilm or paper 6 is located on both sides of the pastry 2. Figure 3 i~lustrates how the rolled-out pastry 2 in the form of a circular piece is first pack-aged so that its two wide sides are covered by the film or paper 6. In this operation, a film or paper portion 10 approximately twice as long as the square piece or rectan-gular piece or sheet of pastry 2 or as the aiameter of a circular piece of pastry 2 is folded round the pastry 2.
It is expeaient, here, first to lay the pastry 2 onto one half of the portion 10 and then fold the other half onto the pastry 2. The fold extending approximately along the center line 7 of the portion 10 is also shown in Figure 2, but in contrast to Figure 3 this shows a rolled-out pastry

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3. It is, of course, also possible to roll up the roll 3 so that the fold is located at the outer end of the latter.
It is recommended to select the length and width of the film or paper 1 or 6 somewhat larger than the dimen-sions of the pastry 2, so that the film or paper 1 or 6 projects slightly, as illustrated by way o~ example at 8 in Figure 2.
The stability of the pastry according to the inven-tion can be improved if the pastry 2, together with the film or paper 1 or 6, is rolled up onto a cylindrical car;
r;er which can be formed, for example, by a cardboard cylinder 9 represented by dot-and-dash lines in Figure Z
merely as an indication. The roll 3 is thereby supported ~5 from inside. When a cylindrical carr;er i used, it is recommended to fold a sufficiently lon~ part 5 of the film or paper 1 back over the pastry 2 or wind a portion of the film or paper 1 without pastry onto the carrier, so that the pastry 2 does not come ;n contact ~ith the carrier 9.
Figure 4 shows the baking-paper port;on 10 illustra-ted in Figure 3, together with the circular pastry piece 2 laid on one half of the portion 100 A perforation line 11 located on or at a distance from and parallel to the center line 7 of the portion 10 makes it possible to tear off the excess paper before baking and use ;t for another purpose. The folded-back parts 5 of a baking paper 1 which are shown in Figure 1 can likewise ha~e a perforation line extend;ng on or at a distance from and parallel to the fold, to ~ake it easier to remove the excess paper.
As indicated in Figure 5~ the rolls 3 can be pack-aged in a wrapping 14. This wrapping 14 appropriately con-sists of transparent film and is air-tight and impermeable to ~ater vapor. Especially rolls 3 consisting of long pastry sheets for use in the domestic situat;on or by large-scale consumers are preferably vacuum-packaged in such a wrapping 14, to prevent the pastry 2 from drying out. How-ever, the air inside the wrapping 14 can also be replaced by an inert gas, such as nitroge^n and/or carbon dioxide.
Particularly rolls 3 containing circular or square pieces o~ pastry 2 of relat;vely small dimensions can be packaged, without the use of a wrapping 14, in cartons 12 of rectangular cross-section. A carton 12, the cross-section of which has the form of an equilateral triangle, is illustrated ;n Figure 5. It has walls 13 and is open on the end face. Figure 5 shows the roll 3 pulled out of the carton 12 to some extent. Such a carton 12 containing a roll 3 without a wrapping 14 is appropriately packaged so as to be air-tight and impermeable to water vapor in a wrapping 16 consisting of transparent film, so that the roll 3 cannot s!ip out of the carton 12, the pastry 2 cari-not dry out and the labeling of the carton t2, for example in three languages, is easily legiblel It is also possible, of course, to use cartons of square or rectangular cross-section, to package rolls 3 arranged ;n a ~rapp;ng 14, andin particular several rolls 3 can be packaged in cartons of rectangular cross-section.
In a simple embodiment of a carton 12, it is formed from plane longitudinally folded portions 20 made, for example, of cardboard, as illustrated in Figure 6. In such an embodiment, the ~ree longitudinal edges 15 of the por-tions 20 rest loosely against one another~ The carton 12 requires its stability because of thè use of a wrapping 16 which surrounds it and which is indicated by dot-and-dash lines in Figure 5. Particularly when a wrapping 14 is re-ceived in a tubular carton 12, it is recommended to close, for example sealr the ~rapping 16 on all sides, to give an indication that this pack has been opened. Howeverr the roll 3 can also be introduced into the carton 12 without a wrapping 14, arld the carton 12 together with the roll 3 can be packaged so as to be air-tight and impermeable to water vapor in the wrapping 16 made o~ plastic film~ prefer-ably transparent film. It is likewise possible~ however, to replace the air inside the ~rapping 1~ with an inert gas, such as nitrogen and/or carbon dioxide.
For a carton 12 received in a wrapping 16r it is advantageous if its corners 17 are beveled or rounded~
This prevents the corners 17 from cutt;ng into the wrapping 16, especially when the carton 12 ;s pushed ;nto the wrapp;ng ,. , . . ; " ~ :

d' 6 16. When a carton 12 designed in this way comes up against - resistance when shifted in the wrapping 16, the edges ~8 locatea on the end faces bend in about lines 19 shown as an indication, thus guaranteeing that it is introduced without disturbance.
Figure 6 illustrates a possibility of aesigning a blank 21 for a carton 1Z so that rounded corners 17 are ob-tained. For this purpose, the corners 22 of the blank Z1 are rounded, and notches 24 having preferably concave 1û contours and proaucing rounaea corners 17 are provided in the region of the folding lines 23.
Figure 7 shows ~iagrammatica~y how the rollea out past-ry 2 in the form of a rectangular piece or an elongate rectangu~ar sheet is laid on a corresponding film or paper portion 25. The portion 25 has perforation lines 26 at a distance from and para~lel to the longitudinal ends of the pastry 2, so that the parts 5 of the portion 25 which pro-ject beyond the pastry can easily ~e torn off, after the roll 3 formed from the combination of Che pastry 2 and portion 25 has been unrollea again.
9efore the combination of the pastry 2 ana portion 25 is roLled up into the roll 3, the parts 5 of the por-tion 25 which project beyond the pastr~y Z are folded back over the longitudinal enas of the pastry 2 along the per-foration lines 26. As mentioned above, this makes it - easier to unroll the roll 3~ Figure 8 shows diagrammati-cally a section taken in the longitudinal airertion through the structure obtainea when the parts S are folaed back over the pastry 2.
The pastry according to the invention has the follow-ing advantages: it is fresh, is ready to use 1mmeaiately, aoes not stick together, aoes not need to be rolled out, is not folded, so that it cannnot tear open at the folds, and is packaged in a space-saving ~ay. If a baking paper is used as the separating paper, the excess parts of the paper can easi~y be removea and the pastry ~akea on the paper, thus making it easier to clean the baking sheet.
When the pastry takes the form of a rouna plece, this can be cut, for example, into elght segments ~nich - ':

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can be coiled up into cone-shaped articles (corne~s, crois-sants). Ho~ever, if the pastry takes the form of a rec-tangular sheet, a suitable portion of the roll can be cut off and cut into the ~esired snape, while the rest of the roll can be store~ further in the refrigerator at 4 to 6C.
For exampLe, the pastry can be cut into strips or other portions to ~rap sausages, e~c.

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Claims

THE EMBODIMENTS OF THE INVENTION IN WHICH AN EXCLUSIVE
PROPERTY OR PRIVILEGE IS CLAIMED ARE DEFINED AS FOLLOWS:

1. Ready-to-use rolled-out pastry or dough, which is rolled up, together with a flexible flat-shaped article of wrapping material, to form a cylinder, characterised in that there is baking paper provided on at least one side of the pastry or dough and in that the pastry or dough together with the baking paper is rolled up to form an at least approximately cylindrical roll.

2. Pastry or dough as claimed in claim 1, characterised in that the pastry or dough is rolled up on itself together with the baking paper without the aid of a support.

3. Pastry or dough as claimed in claim 1, characterised in that the pastry or dough is rolled up together with the baking paper on a cylindrical support.

4. Pastry or dough as claimed in claim 3, characterised in that the support is a cardboard cylinder coated with a plastics material permitted for direct contact with foodstuffs or it is a cylinder of plastics material permitted for direct contact with foodstuffs, which is preferably firmly attached to the baking paper by sticking or welding.

5. Pastry or dough as claimed in claim 4, wherein said plastics material is polyethylene or polypropylene.

6. Pastry or dough as claimed in one of claims 1 to 3, characterised in that it is cake dough, puff pastry, short pastry or pizza dough.

7. Pastry or dough as claimed in one of claims 1 to 3, characterised in that it contains as its main components 5 to 25%
by weight of water, 15 to 35% by weight of fat, 35 to 60% by weight of flour and 0.5 to 2.5% by weight of salt.

8. Pastry or dough as claimed in one of claims 1 to 3, characterised in that it is a cake dough or puff pastry and contains 20 to 24% by weight of water, 26 to 29% by weight of fat, 47 to 50% by weight of flour and 1 to 2% by weight of salt.

9. Pastry or dough as claimed in one of claims 1 to 3, characterised in that it contains, in all, up to 0.2% by weight of at least one preservative.

10. Pastry or dough as claimed in one of claims 1 to 3, characterised in that it contains in all up to 0.06% by weight of at least one preservative comprising propionic acid and/or sorbic acid and/or the salts thereof.

11. Pastry or dough as claimed in one of claims 1 to 3, characterised in that it contains 0.025 to 0.1% by weight of an edible acid, particularly citric acid or malic acid.

12. Pastry or dough as claimed in one of claims 1 to 3, characterised in that it contains about 0.075% by weight of an edible acid, particularly citric acid or malic acid.

13. Pastry or dough as claimed in one of claims 1 to 3, characterised in that the baking paper is a rectangular sheet which covers the pastry or dough on both sides folded approx-imately along its centre line.

14. Pastry or dough as claimed in one of claims 1 to 3, characterised in that the baking paper is a rectangular sheet coated on both sides which covers the pastry or dough on both sides, folded approximately along its centre line and having a line of perforations: on or close to and parallel to the centre line.

15. Pastry or dough as claimed in one of claims 1 to 3, characterised in that the baking paper is a rectangular sheet which is longer and slightly wider than the pastry or dough, whilst the parts of the sheet projecting beyond the pastry or dough at one or both of the longitudinal ends is or are folded back over the end or ends of the pastry or dough.

16. Pastry or dough as claimed in one of claims 1 to 3, characterised in that the baking paper is coated on both sides and is a rectangular sheet which is longer and slightly wider than the pastry or dough, whilst the parts of the sheet project-ing beyond the pastry or dough at one or both of the longitudinal ends is or are folded back over the end or ends of the pastry or dough, and one or both parts has or have a line of perforations running thereacross.

17. Pastry or dough as claimed in one of claims 1 to 3, characterised in that the roll is packed in a sleeve of plastics film, in air-tight and steam-tight manner, the air inside the sleeve optionally being replaced by an inert gas such as nitrogen and/or carbon dioxide.

18. Pastry or dough as claimed in one of claims 1 to 3, characterised in that the roll is packed in a sleeve of trans-parent plastics film in an air-tight and steam-tight manner, the air inside the sleeve being replaced by an inert gas such as nitrogen and/or carbon dioxide.

19. Pastry or dough as claimed in one of claims 1 to 3, characterised in that the roll is vacuum packed in a sleeve of transparent plastics film in an air-tight and steam-tight manner, the air inside the sleeve being replaced by an inert gas such as nitrogen and/or carbon dioxide.

20. Pastry or dough as claimed in claim 1, characterised in that the roll is contained in a stackable container.

21. Pastry or dough as claimed in one of claims 1 to 3, characterised in that the roll is contained in a stackable card-board container the cross-section of which is in the form of an equilateral triangle or rectangle.

22. Pastry or dough as claimed in claim 20, character-ised in that the container is packed in a sleeve of plastics film, in air-tight and steam-tight manner, the air inside the sleeve optionally being replaced by an inert gas such as nitrogen and/or carbon dioxide.

23. Pastry or dough as claimed in claim 20, character-ised in that the container is packed in a sleeve of transparent plastics film in an air-tight and steam-tight manner, the air inside the sleeve being replaced by an inert gas such as nitrogen and/or carbon dioxide.

24. Pastry or dough as claimed in claim 1, characterised in that it is constructed as a circular or square sheet or as a rectangular sheet or length.

25. Pastry or dough as claimed in claim 24, character ised in that it is in the form of a circular disc with a diameter of 20 to 45 cm, or a square sheet with sides 20 to 40 cm long.

26. Pastry or dough as claimed in claim 25, character-ised in that the baking paper is a rectangular sheet of baking paper which covers both sides of the pastry or dough and is coat-ed on both sides, folded approximately along its centre line and having a line of perforations on or close beside and parallel to the centre line.

27. Pastry or dough as claimed in claim 26, character-ised in that it is rolled up on itself with the sheet of baking paper either without the aid of a support or on a cylindrical support.

28. Pastry or dough as claimed in claim 27, character-ised in that the roll is contained in a stackable container made of cardboard, the cross-section of which is in the form of an equilateral triangle, the container being open at the ends and consisting exclusively of a blank folded lengthwise, the free longitudinal edges of which abut loosely on one another, whilst the container is packed in air-tight and steam-tight manner in a sleeve of plastics film, in which the air is optionally re-placed by an inert gas such as nitrogen and/or carbon dioxide.

29. Pastry or dough as claimed in claim 24, character-ised in that it is in the form of a rectangular sheet about 25 cm wide and about 42 cm long.

30. Pastry or dough as claimed in claim 29, character-ised in that the baking paper is a rectangular sheet of baking paper, coated on both sides, which is longer and slightly wider than the pastry or dough whilst the parts of the sheet of baking paper projecting over the pastry or dough at one or both longit-udinal ends is or are folded back over the end or ends of the pastry or dough and one of the parts or both parts may have a line of perforations running across them.

31. Pastry or dough as claimed in claim 30, character-ised in that it is rolled up onto itself with the sheet of baking paper, either without the aid of a support or on a cylind-rical support.

32. Pastry or dough as claimed in claim 31, character-ised in that the roll is packed in air-tight and steam-tight manner in a sleeve of plastics film, in which the air is option-ally replaced by an inert gas such as nitrogen and/or carbon dioxide.

33. Pastry or dough as claimed in claim 32, character-ised in that two rolls packed in air-tight and steam-tight manner each in its own sleeve of plastics film, are arranged side by side in a container, preferably of cardboard, with a rectangular cross-section.

34. Pastry or dough as claimed in claim 24, character-ised in that it is in the form of a rectangular sheet 20 to 40 cm wide and 50 to 150 cm long.

35. Pastry or dough as claimed in claim 34, character-ised in that the baking paper is a rectangular sheet of baking paper coated on both sides, longer and slightly wider than the pastry or dough, whilst the parts of the sheet of baking paper projecting beyond the pastry or dough at one or both of the longitudinal ends is or are folded back over the end or ends of the pastry or dough and one of the parts or both parts may have a line of perforations extending across them.

36. Pastry or dough as claimed in claim 35, character-ised in that it is rolled up onto itself with the sheet of bak-ing paper either without the aid of a support or onto a cardboard cylinder coated with a plastics material permitted for direct contact with foodstuffs or a cylinder consisting of a plastics material permitted for direct contact with foodstuffs.

37. Pastry or dough as claimed in claim 36, character-ised in that the roll is packed in air-tight and steam-tight manner in a sleeve of plastics film, preferably transparent film, in which the air is optionally replaced by an inert gas such as nitrogen and/or carbon dioxide.

38. Pastry or dough as claimed in claim 37, character-ised in that the roll is vacuum packed in the sleeve.

39. Pastry or dough as claimed in claim 24, character-ised in that it is in the form of a rectangular sheet 30 to 100 cm wide and 100 to 600 cm long.