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Autolyse

Meaning in culinary arts & cooking, with examples

nounAdvanced term

In culinary arts & cooking, autolyse means: A rest after mixing flour and water, usually before adding salt and leavening.

In Turkish: otoliz, un ve suyu ön dinlendirme

How it is used

Bread recipes use the term for this initial rest, rather than the whole fermentation.

Example sentences

  1. The flour and water rested during the autolyse.

    The initial mixture is allowed to hydrate before further mixing.

  2. After the autolyse, the dough felt less rough.

    The observation describes a change during the flour-water rest.

Common collocations

  • autolyse method
  • after the autolyse
  • recipeA set of instructions for making a dish, with a list of ingredients, their quantities and the steps, times and temperatures needed.
  • bakeTo cook food with dry heat in an oven, especially bread, cakes, pastry, biscuits and dishes covered with a crust or sauce.

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