Crossword clues for kneading
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Knead \Knead\ (n[=e]d), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Kneaded; p. pr. & vb. n. Kneading.] [OE. kneden, As. cnedan; akin to D. kneden, G. kneten, Sw. kn[*a]da, Icel. kno[eth]a; cf. OSlav. gnesti.]
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To work and press into a mass, usually with the hands; esp., to work, as by repeated pressure with the knuckles, into a well mixed mass, as the materials of bread, cake, etc.; as, to knead dough.
The kneading, the making of the cake, the heating of the oven, and the baking.
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Fig.: To treat or form as by kneading; to beat.
I will knead him : I'll make him supple.
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To press repeatedly with the hands or knuckles, sometimes with a twisting or squeezing motion; -- performed for example on the body of a person as a form of massage.
Kneading trough, a trough or tray in which dough is kneaded.
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Wiktionary
n. The process by which something is kneaded. vb. (present participle of knead English)
Wikipedia
Kneading is a process in the making of bread or pasta dough, used to mix the ingredients and add strength to the final product. Its importance lies in the mixing of flour with water. When these two ingredients are combined and kneaded, the gliadin and glutenin proteins in the flour expand and form strands of gluten, which gives bread its texture. (To aid gluten production, many recipes use bread flour, which is higher in protein than all-purpose flour.) The kneading process warms and stretches these gluten strands, eventually creating a springy and elastic dough. If bread dough is not kneaded enough, it will not be able to hold the tiny pockets of gas (CO) created by the leavening agent (such as yeast or baking powder), and will collapse, leaving a heavy and dense loaf.
Kneading can be performed by hand (the traditional way), with a mixer equipped with a dough hook, or with a bread machine. In hand kneading, the dough is put on a floured surface, pressed and stretched with the heel of the hand, folded over, and rotated through 90° repeatedly. This process continues until the dough is elastic and smooth. The dough can then be allowed to rise or " prove".
Similar to kneading is knocking back or punching down, which is done to the dough after proving. The dough is punched once or twice, after which it is kneaded gently for a short time. The aim of this is to remove any large gas pockets which have formed in the dough, create an even texture in the bread and redistribute the nutrients for the yeast, thus allowing fermentation to continue. The dough can then be proved a second time. Another method of knocking back (also known as "folding") is to gently stretch and pat out the proved dough before folding the sides in towards the centre.
In bread baking, kneading can be substituted by allowing a relatively wet, low-yeast dough to rise for more than twelve hours; this method is referred to as no-knead bread.
Usage examples of "kneading".
I turned, tried to run, slipped on slush, and scrambled up, but Beane was on me, grabbing me, locking my body against his, kneading my breasts, clutching my sex, moaning and crying, trying to kiss me.
I began kneading my hands, and her breath came faster and I felt her nipples rise, even through my costume.
Xiao Fei had returned to his shoulders, pressing and kneading the muscles there until his skin tingled with awareness.
But it proved to be a vigorous rubbing and pummeling and kneading of my entire body, more energetically done than the hammam rubbing, and with the intent not of extruding dirt from the skin, but of exercising every part in a manner to make one feel even healthier and more invigorated than a hammam bath can do.
They had cut Kadir Lingh loose, and he was kneading his legs and arms.
Ingrith was leaning over the shoulder of the heavyset cook, Signe, who was kneading the flat, unleavened manchet bread dough for baking.
She sought his arms, probing the traumatized laterals, kneading them to pliability again.
A blackened tin of water was already boiling and Mtome was squatting beside the glowing oven of stones, kneading posho into a dough.
Under his dark eyebrows, Junior glared at his father, kneading the wooden baluster at the bottom of the stairs.
Cerryl trudged back out to the kitchen, where Beryal was kneading read.
I swayed off balance when he removed his fingers, trailing them down to the tops of my stockings, kneading the soft flesh of my inner thighs.
She is thinking about change, he is kneading her lumbar as she recalls how certain traits continue -- although they appear transformed as something else -- how a tribe called the Nuba performed their Nazi rituals in the desert.
The hands have not the power, by kneading, manipulating, or rubbing to impress the system except in a very mild degree, and deep-seated organs and parts are scarcely influenced by the comparatively slow movements thus administered.
Spagg made a sandpapery sound with his filthy fingers, as if kneading dough.
Pleased to see his control cracking, she removed her hands from under his shirt and began kneading his thighs, avoiding the hard ridge of male flesh that strained against his trousers.