PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a production method of instant hot air dried noodles that are like raw noodles, and that have natural appearance and soft surface with chewy core texture when cooked.SOLUTION: A production method of instant hot air dried noodles is characterized as follows. A noodle mass, in which each pregelatinized noodle line processed by cooking and/or boiling is dried with hot air to reduce its moisture content to 5-17%, is then expansion processed using hot air with high temperature and speed, hot air with high temperature and speed together with saturated steam, or superheated steam.COPYRIGHT: (C)2014,JPO&INPIT【課題】復元後、自然な外観、及び表面は柔らかく中心に芯のある食感を有する生麺のような即席熱風乾燥麺の製造方法を提供する。【解決手段】蒸煮及び/又はボイルによってα化処理した麺線を、熱風によって水分含有量5~17%まで乾燥した麺塊に、膨化処理として、高温高速熱風による処理、又は高温高速熱風による処理と飽和水蒸気処理を併用、若しくは過熱水蒸気による処理を施すことを特徴とする。【選択図】図1
