An apparatus for manufacturing an expanded edible product (inflated) from a feedstock contienealmidón, comprising: an expansion mold and baked pressure heatable including at least one element moldemóvil connected with mechanical actuating means able to move said mold up yhacia down in a vertical direction, means for supplying raw material including a system placadeslizante to transport a given amount of raw material from a source of raw material to dichomolde, characterized in that said means drive comprises a directly connected adicho mold member hydraulic cylinder, the vertical axis of said mold member and said hydraulic cylinder caensustancialmente along the same vertical line, that said cylinder is connected with a center line supply Ignition oil high pressure of a hydraulic pressure generator oil ca Peace suministrarcontinuamente consistently high pressure to one or a plurality of cylinders hidráulicoconectados the same drive that said cylinder is also connected to a center line of oil return hacefluir oil used again to an oil reservoir generator pressure oil, and because cadacilindro hydraulically has a connected multiple directly to the cylinder head and porquela line oil pressure respectively return line oil, is connected to said multiple queincluye four preferably valves valves vertical movement, two valves for travel to the other two valves delantey for the return stroke of the cylinder piston, said valves being accionadasselectivamente from a control unit which controls one or more devices inflated.Un aparato para elaborar un producto comestible expandido (inflado) a partir de una materia prima que contienealmidón, que comprende: un molde de expansión y horneado a presión que puede ser calentado que incluye al menos un elemento de moldemóvil conectado con un medio de accionamiento mecánico capaz de mover dicho elemento de molde hacia arriba yhacia abajo en una dirección vertical, un medio de suministro de materia prima que incluye un sistema de placadesli