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knead

[need] / nid /


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“No need to prepare fillings, no need to knead dough,” Hongfu recalled her saying.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

Workers don't like to wake up early to knead dough by hand, Mr Hur says softly.

From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2025

Remove, punch down, and knead a few times before dividing in half to form two loafs.

From Salon ● Mar. 12, 2024

When the batter has formed into a cohesive ball, turn it onto the floured work surface and knead the dough for two minutes.

From Washington Times ● Dec. 12, 2023

Ch’iyaan ’adaal’ygi bohoo dilaaL Do you remember how to knead dough for frybread?”

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young

This uneven motion effectively kneads the molten rock and helps generate bubbles.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 22, 2025

He kneads pizza dough before cranking out several dozen tortillas.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 19, 2025

As she kneads a ball of rice with her hands, mixing it with the lentils and spinach before feeding it to one of her children, she explains that even buying bread is a struggle.

From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2022

Ms. Marzovilla kneads the flour into long, slender tubes of maccheroncini, then pits their bread-crust flavor against sweet peas and tender strands of duck confit.

From New York Times ● May 17, 2022

He kneads his hand into his side; he's been running and now he has a cramp.

From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse

Looking a bit unsure of herself, the Princess of Wales kneaded the dough, applied a filling and cut out the pasta shapes as Ivan Lampredi, a chef, assisted her.

From Barron's ● May 14, 2026

I’d selected gentle intensity, so Aescape kneaded slowly and deliberately around my scapula at first, then applied light rolling pressure along my spine, mid-back.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 3, 2024

This is then cooked in a giant pot and slowly kneaded with a wooden stick until it thickens.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 15, 2024

"You can't keep count of the dishes we have to make for that amount of people," said Robledo, a 47-year-old domestic worker who volunteers on the side, as she kneaded bread.

From Reuters ● Jun. 14, 2023

She gave me a bowl of bread dough that had risen and was ready to be kneaded down.

From "Kindred" by Octavia Butler

There are close-ups of hands kneading dough, a snail sliming its way up a window and Cathy prodding a jellied fish with her finger.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 11, 2026

Today, naan is made by combing flour, yogurt and yeast and kneading them into a soft dough.

From BBC ● Dec. 29, 2025

"You repurpose existing skills -- using an oven, measuring ingredients, kneading dough -- and combine them with new ones, like whipping batter and making frosting, to create something entirely different."

From Science Daily ● Nov. 28, 2025

While the crossings remain closed, life has regained a semblance of normality, with bakers kneading bread, fruit and vegetable sellers wheeling out their carts, and customers frequenting shops.

From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2025

Gramma had a wooden table in the middle of the kitchen where she did most of her “cutting, kneading, and rolling.”

From "Mississippi Trial, 1955" by Chris Crowe


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