kneading dough
Pressing bread material
Kneading dough is the process of working bread or pastry dough with the hands—pressing, folding, and stretching it repeatedly.
The action develops gluten, giving bread its structure and elasticity.
The phrase sometimes appears figuratively for any repetitive manual work: She spent the morning kneading dough, lost in thought.
- breadLeavened flour product
- bread makingCrafting loaves from dough
- flourMilled grain powder
- yeastFermenting fungus
- risingAct of ascending
hands · wet hands · rolling · stretching · pressing · sticky · elastic · gluten · baking · loaf · knuckles · rhythmic · warm · soft · punching · rest period · counter · kitchen counter
- Baking stepspreheating, blind baking, glazing, egg wash, bench rest
- pet behaviortail wagging, purring, kneading, growling, hissing
- hand skillsdexterity, finger snapping, fine motor skills, grasping, hand coordination