Product development
Biscuits were prepared from different blends
of refined wheat flour, germinated chickpea flour
and carrot pomace powder in the respective ratios
of 100:0:0, 90:5:5, 84:8:8 and 80:10:10. Refined
wheat flour biscuits were considered as control. The
standardized formulation for the biscuits had the
ingredients as 100 g flour, 50 g sugar, 45 g butter fat,
1.5 g ammonium bicarbonate and required amount of
milk. Butter fat and ground sugars were creamed for
about 3 min achieve a uniform consistency. The flour,
required amount of milk and ammonium bicarbonate
were added to the creamed mixture and mixed for
8 min at medium speed in dough mixer to obtain a
homogenous mixture. The dough was rolled out into
thin sheet of uniform thickness and cut into desired
shape using mould. The cut pieces were placed over
a perforated tray and transferred into a baking oven
at 190°C for 10 - 15 min. The well baked biscuits
were cooled to room temperature and stored in air
tight container till further use.