Baking terms and grammar

[JustJoel]

This is very confusing, and I “knead” to get it straight (pause for groan).

Dough rises. But do you rise the dough, raise the dough, prove the dough, or proof the dough? Like, if someone calls and asks you to lunch, do you tell her “Love to, but I’m rising my dough.” It sounds a bit backwoods. Or “Can’t right now, I’ve put some dough up to rise.” You put jam up to can, right? Do you put dough up to rise?

“Rise” only seems to work passively, “the dough is rising.” I don’t think you can “rise” or “raise” dough; the yeast does that. So I prefer “proof.” But is it “proof” or “prove?”

Such linguistic conundrums!

 

[Andy M.]

Next time, just say, “I’m making bread.”

 

[Cheryl J]

+1 Andy - yep, much less mind boggling!

 

[medtran49]

Like Andy said.

But, the dough proofs and it rises.

 

[dragnlaw]

Thank you medtran. It grates my nerves to hear people say "prove".

Next up on the list...

Tablespoon in a recipe is Tbsp (preferred) or T (sorta acceptable) - but it must be capitalized.

teaspoon in a recipe is tsp (preferred) or t (sorta acceptable) - but again, always lowercase.

suivant?

 

[Whiskadoodle]

Multi task. Put a tea towel over the bread dough while it rises and go out for lunch with your friend.

 

[roadfix]

Again, this is way over my head. I was never good with(?) English.

 

[msmofet]

This how I abbreviate:
TBSP. = Tablespoon
tsp. = teaspoon

 

[Andy M.]

...Tablespoon in a recipe is Tbsp (preferred) or T (sorta acceptable) - but it must be capitalized.

teaspoon in a recipe is tsp (preferred) or t (sorta acceptable) - but again, always lowercase.

suivant?

This how I abbreviate:
TBSP. = Tablespoon
tsp. = teaspoon

My standard recipe format used "T" and 't'. I was writing for me and I knew what these meant. Then SO got involved and complained so now I use 'Tb' and 'tsp'. Works for us.

 

[dragnlaw]

funny how we all use a capital T

 

[jennyema]

Your dough rises when you proof it. That's all you need to know or worry about.

 

[GotGarlic]

Your dough rises when you proof it. That's all you need to know or worry about.

Right. The dough is doing the thing, not the baker.

"My dough is rising."

 

[GotGarlic]

funny how we all use a capital T

Not I [emoji38]

tbsp.
tsp.

This is a matter of style (what someone chooses), not a matter of grammar, like the initial example. The terms are in the middle of the instruction, so I don't see a need to capitalize them.

 

[Andy M.]

I use the abbreviations in the ingredients list but spell the words out in the instructions. However I rarely, if ever, mention amounts in the instructions.

 

[GotGarlic]

I use the abbreviations in the ingredients list but spell the words out in the instructions. However I rarely, if ever, mention amounts in the instructions.

I meant to say ingredients list.

1 tbsp. butter
1 tsp. salt