dough
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Constantly choosing restaurants that cost $300 a person is tone-deaf, but only if you have communicated that you are not comfortable spending that kind of dough on eating out.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026
Kindell, who once made all his dough by hand – until an elbow tendon injury forced him to investigate using machines instead, is now working on his own version of a pizza-making robot.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
All the introverted Tucker had to do was be his normal self with the understanding that no one expected him to live up to that Ohtani-type contract, that Juan Soto-esque dough, that Aaron Judge-level cheddar.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026
Fill and roll: Spread the filling over the dough, leaving a small border.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026
I get a Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup Blizzard, Malia gets a cookie dough Blizzard, and Dad gets a chocolate-dipped cone.
From "A Soft Place to Land" by Janae Marks
You also need time: Almost all doughs in the book require at least an overnight fermentation to improve their flavor, rise and handling capability.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
Psst, the pizzeria does offer some walk-in orders when doors open at 4 p.m., but management discourages customers from lining up since there usually aren’t that many surplus doughs available.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 21, 2023
If you have storage space, you can make most cookie doughs and refrigerate or even freeze them.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 5, 2022
The highly rated Artisan Series 5 Quart Tilt-Head Stand Mixer in Empire Red from KitchenAid can produce nine dozen cookies in a single take, as well as cakes, doughs and other torments for the Keto-obsessed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 1, 2022
The proportion of these ingredients that is usually effective in batters and doughs for hot breads is 1 level teaspoonful of soda to 1 pint of sour milk.
From Woman's Institute Library of Cookery Volume 1: Essentials of Cookery; Cereals; Bread; Hot Breads by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
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