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dough

[doh] / doʊ /


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Replacing some or all of the water in bread dough with pickle brine adds subtle acidity and depth—something savory and almost malty in the background.

From Salon • May 28, 2026

Ms. Jensen’s whole-wheat dough has added honey and olive oil for softness and to offset the flour’s slight bitterness.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

If you dare to ask, sorry, their recipes for pizza dough and tomato sauce are secret, only passed down along the founders’ bloodlines.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

It’s a good lesson for anyone with dough: Balance your own needs with the needs of others, because you never know when the tide will go out.

From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026

The dough he had been poorly flattening to that point tore at a thin spot, splitting in half before it fell between the grates of the stovetop—straight onto the open flame.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith




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