Ingredient & Technique Glossary

What is Proofing (Dough Proving)?

Definition & Culinary Usage

The final rest and rise period given to yeasted or sourdough dough after shaping and before baking. During proofing, yeast ferments dough sugars, producing carbon dioxide bubbles that expand gluten pockets.

Recipes Using Proofing (Dough Proving)

Round golden artisan sourdough bread boule scored with a decorative wheat ear pattern

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Beginner Artisan Country Sourdough Bread

A foolproof guide to baking open-crumb artisan sourdough boule at home with a blistered, crackling crust, chewy interior, and mild tang.

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