Process for the preparation of multiple grain flaked cereal

Claim 1

A process for producing a cereal comprising: (a) cutting grains into grain particles with steel blades, said grains being of three different grain types and each grain type being a member selected from the group consisting of wheat, rye, oats, barley, rice, corn, and buckwheat, said grain particles being of a thickness of about 0.132 inch; (b) mixing the cut grain particles together; (c) moistening the mixed grain particles; (d) steaming the moistened grain particles to a moisture content of about 20 percent; (e) tempering the steamed grain particles at a temperature between about 140° F. and about 210° F. and for about 15 to about 20 minutes to uniformly distribute moisture; (f) rolling the steamed grain particles at a temperature between about 140° F. and about 210° F. on flaking rollers to form flake particles having a thickness of about 0.013 inch; and (g) baking the flake particles to a moisture content of about 12 percent whereby said flake particles rehydrate upon addition of boiling water.