Improving the formulation of baursaks with the use of eggplant fruit powder

The article experimentally substantiates the prospects of obtaining powder from eggplant pulp, and its application in the technology of the national fried bakery product-baursaks. There are two ways to prepare eggplant for processing in order to remove bitterness. With preliminary freezing of raw materials, there is a slight bitterness in the aftertaste, and when soaked in a 3% salt solution, the taste of the powder is salty. The optimal parameters and modes of convective drying of eggplant fruits for the most complete preservation of biologically active substances in the product are established. The scientific novelty is confirmed by the patent of the Russian Federation № 2733117, a method for obtaining powder from the pulp of eggplant. The formulations of the experimental variants differed in the content of eggplant fruit powder by 15, 20, 25%. With an increase in the amount of eggplant pulp flour in the recipe to 20–25%, the color of the semi-finished product darkens, the dough becomes incoherent, breaks, because the content of raw gluten decreases in mixtures. According to the results of a comprehensive assessment of the quality of finished products, the best sample with the addition of eggplant pulp flour up to 15% in the product formulation. The authors found that in 100 g of baursaks with the addition of eggplant powder, the content of dietary fiber is 37,5% higher, vitamin B6 is 3 times, silicon, manganese, copper is 1,5 times. A new recipe of the national bakery product - baursaks has been developed, which contributes to the expansion of the range of products of increased nutritional value