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Knead

Meaning in culinary arts & cooking, with examples

verbCommon term

In culinary arts & cooking, knead means: To work dough by pressing, stretching and folding it to develop its structure.

In Turkish: yoğurmak

How it is used

Common with bread dough; knead by hand and knead in a mixer describe the method.

Example sentences

  1. Knead the dough until it becomes smooth and elastic.

    The instruction describes developing the dough's structure.

  2. We kneaded the small test batch by hand this morning.

    Working the small batch by hand lets the baker feel the dough's resistance as it develops.

Common collocations

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

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