Egg-filled food product

Abstract

Disclosed herein is a food product that includes a filling and a coating. The filling typically includes cooked egg material. The coating typically includes a cooked, non-yeast leavened batter.

1 . A food product comprising a cooked egg filling coated with a cooked non-yeast leavened batter.  
   
   
       2 . The food product of  claim 1 , wherein the cooked egg filling comprises egg white material.  
   
   
       3 . The food product of  claim 1 , wherein the cooked egg filling comprises egg white material and egg yolk material.  
   
   
       4 . The food product of  claim 1 , wherein the cooked egg filling comprises whole egg material.  
   
   
       5 . The food product of  claim 1 , wherein the cooked egg patty filling comprises a simulated egg patty produced by (1) freezing egg yolk material; (2) combining the frozen egg yolk material and liquid egg white material to form a combined egg material; and (3) cooking the combined egg material to produce the simulated egg patty.  
   
   
       6 . The food product of  claim 1 , further comprising one or more vegetables.  
   
   
       7 . The food product of  claim 6 , wherein the one or more vegetables are in the form of vegetable pieces.  
   
   
       8 . The food product of  claim 6 , wherein the one or more vegetables are selected from the group consisting of onion, pepper, tomato, potato, broccoli, carrot, corn, garlic, spinach, beans, mushrooms, squash, celery, sweet potato, yam, olive, artichoke, peas, ginger, water chestnut, and mixtures thereof.  
   
   
       9 . The food product of  claim 1 , further comprising a meat filling material.  
   
   
       10 . The food product of  claim 9 , wherein the meat filling material is in the form of meat pieces.  
   
   
       11 . The food product of  claim 9 , wherein the meat filling material is in the form of a patty.  
   
   
       12 . The food product of  claim 1 , further comprising a cheese filling material.  
   
   
       13 . The food product of  claim 1 , further comprising a syrup filling material.  
   
   
       14 . The food product of  claim 1 , wherein the batter comprises water, wheat flour, egg material, and a non-yeast leavening agent.  
   
   
       15 . The food product of  claim 1 , wherein the batter is prepared by mixing water, wheat flour, liquid egg material, and a non-yeast leavening agent.  
   
   
       16 . The food product of  claim 15 , wherein the leavening agent is selected from the group consisting of sodium bicarbonate, ammonium carbonate, ammonium bicarbonate, potassium tartrate, sodium pyrophosphate, sodium aluminum phosphate, monocalcium phosphate monohydrate, anhydrous monocalcium phosphate, anhydrous dicalcium phosphate, dicalcium phosphate dihydrate, monoaluminum phosphate, dialuminum phosphate, monoammonium phosphate, diammonium phosphate, sodium aluminum sulfate, tartaric acid, fumaric acid, adipic acid, acetic acid, glucono delta lactone (GDL), and mixtures thereof.  
   
   
       17 . The food product of  claim 1 , wherein the filling is coated on all sides.  
   
   
       18 . The food product of  claim 1 , wherein the food product is a frozen food product.  
   
   
       19 . The food product of  claim 1 , wherein the food product is partially coated with a cooked non-yeast leavened batter.  
   
   
       20 . A method for preparing an egg-filled food product comprising: 
 coating a frozen egg filling on at least one side with a non-yeast leavened batter; and    cooking the batter.    
   
   
       21 . The method of  claim 20 , wherein the filling is coated on all sides with batter.  
   
   
       22 . The method of  claim 20 , wherein the filling is pre-cooked prior to being coated.  
   
   
       23 . An egg-filled product prepared by the method of  claim 20 .  
   
   
       24 . A method for preparing an egg-filled food product comprising: 
 (A) placing a first non-yeast leavened batter portion in a container and partially cooking the first batter portion;    (B) placing a frozen egg filling on the partially cooked first batter portion;    (C) placing a second non-yeast leavened batter portion on the egg filling; and    (D) cooking the batter portions.    
   
   
       25 . The method of  claim 24 , wherein in step (A) the first batter portion is sufficiently cooked to at least partially gelatinize the first batter portion.  
   
   
       26 . The method of  claim 24 , wherein the egg filing is pre-cooked prior to being placed on the first batter portion.  
   
   
       27 . A method for preparing an egg-filled food product comprising: 
 (A) placing a frozen egg filling in a container;    (B) adding a non-yeast leavened batter to the container; and    (C) cooking the batter.    
   
   
       28 . A food product comprising: 
 (A) a cooked egg filling component; and    (B) a cooked batter coating component formed from a non-yeast leavened batter.    
   
   
       29 . The food product of  claim 28 , wherein the cooked egg filling component is coated on all sides with the cooked batter coating component.  
   
   
       30 . The food product of  claim 28 , wherein the cooked egg filling component is partially coated with the cooked batter coating component.  
   
   
       31 . The food product of  claim 28 , wherein the cooked egg filling component comprises egg white material.  
   
   
       32 . The food product of  claim 28 , wherein the cooked egg filling comprises egg white material and egg yolk material.  
   
   
       33 . The food product of  claim 28 , wherein the cooked egg filling comprises whole egg material.  
   
   
       34 . The food product of  claim 28 , further comprising vegetable pieces.  
   
   
       35 . The food product of  claim 34 , wherein the vegetable pieces are selected from the group consisting of onion pieces, pepper pieces, tomato pieces, potato pieces, broccoli pieces, carrot pieces, corn pieces, and mixtures thereof.  
   
   
       36 . The food product of  claim 28 , further comprising a meat filling material.  
   
   
       37 . The food product of  claim 36 , wherein the meat filling material is in the form of meat pieces.  
   
   
       38 . The food product of  claim 36 , wherein the meat filling material is in the form of a patty.  
   
   
       39 . The food product of  claim 28 , further comprising a cheese filling material.