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to proof

to proof

2 8.1
To let dough rise before baking
  • verb
  • /pruːf/
translation icon : dejar levar
  • We let the dough proof in a warm place for an hour before shaping it.
  • bread is proofed
  • allow the dough to proof

And it's much fun as it is OK to sit there and knead the bread and proof it and then do whatever you got to do and then let it rise again and put it in the oven.

Examples

  • And it's much fun as it is OK to sit there and knead the bread and proof it and then do whatever you got to do and then let it rise again and put it in the oven.

    Sarah Rae Vargas

  • If you are only proofing for 1.5 hours, you must not have read or understood the book very well.

    Blog text (12)

  • Do people ever proof their bread in the oven with the oven off?

  • And it's not even proofed.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • Sometimes we proof them for 36 hours,' he says, adding, 'That lets the flavor develop as the dough sets.'

    Blog text (32)

  • I usually need about 9 or 10 hours to get the proofed loaves into the oven if all goes perfectly.

    Blog text (12)

  • Yesterday, I started work on Seer's Blood -- proofing work, that is, to prepare the book for release as my next Backlist eBook.

    Blog text (2)

  • I'd prefer to leave copy overnight before proofing, but deadlines mean this is not always possible; the balance between quality and lead time applies to copywriting just as it does to the rest of the creative process.

    Blog text (24)

  • On the 23rd of August, I was supposed to be proofing a book chapter—and I was—until 10 a.m. when I remembered the date.

    Blog text (26)

  • You should allow the yeast to proof for five minutes until it becomes foamy.

Synonyms

to prove
vsto proof
19 8.1

Allow dough to rise and become light before baking

also includes using this to check if yeast is active
to raise
vsto proof
8 4.8

To make dough become light and puff up before baking

also means letting rise or testing yeast rather than causing it directly
to leaven the dough
vsto proof
4.4

To make the dough rise and become light by adding yeast or baking powder

can mean letting dough rise or testing yeast rather than actively adding agent

Antonyms

to flatten
23 2.6

Make something flat and smooth by pressing it

to deflate
18 3.1

To let air out of something so it becomes smaller or loses its shape

Compounds

burden of proof
  • Formal
39 5.4

The duty to show evidence that a claim is true

living proof
28 3.5

A person or thing whose life shows something can be true

mathematical proof
  • Specialized
1 5.9

A logical argument that shows a mathematical statement is true

proof of identity
  • Formal
1 2.7

A document that shows who you are, like a passport or driver's licence

direct proof
  • Specialized
1 6.6

A way to show something is true by using known facts and simple logical steps

logical proof
  • Specialized
1 5.5

A set of clear steps that show a statement must be true

galley proof
  • Specialized
1 7.7

A printed copy used to check text for mistakes before final printing

damp-proof course
  • UK
6.8

A layer of waterproof material in a wall near the ground that stops water rising

dummy-proof
  • Informal
6.5

Easy to use so people with no skill cannot make mistakes

foundry proof
  • Archaic
9.9

A first printed copy used to check letters and layout before final printing

proof spirit
  • Specialized
8.4

A liquid with fifty percent alcohol that serves as a standard for measuring alcohol strength

-proof
4.4

Able to keep a certain thing out and not be affected by it

How Leavened

to proof
2 8.1
to raise
8 4.8

Surface Forms

proof infinitive
proofed past
proofed past participle
proofing present participle
proofs third person singular

Etymology

Proof comes from the Latin root probare 'to test'. In baking to proof dough is to give the yeast a chance to show it works—a simple test that the dough will rise.