dough ball
Raw pasta precursor
A dough ball is a portion of dough shaped into a ball, either as an intermediate step in baking or as a finished product.
Pizza makers work from dough balls portioned for individual pies.
In cooking, dough balls may be boiled or baked as accompaniments: The stew came with dough balls floating in the broth.
As slang, dough ball is a mild insult for someone perceived as soft, doughy, or dim.
- kneadWork with hands
- yeastFermenting fungus
- flourMilled grain powder
- stickyApt to adhere
- elasticAble to stretch, rebounds
warm hands · stretchy · raw · pizza · bread · bread basket · dinner roll · bun · dumpling · gnocchi · risen · proofing · punch down · rolling · rolling pin · bench scraper · punching · soft
- fishing baitworm, worms, nightcrawlers, nightcrawler, live bait
- Attractantslure, bait, attractants, pheromone, pheromones
form/texture
dough ballflatbread
Unleavened baked dough
thin crust · leavened bread · breadcrumbs · puff pastry · crispy crust
cooking/preparation state
dough balltoasted bread