Dough
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Cooking Context
Dough mostly refers to baking; it's what becomes bread, pizza, or cookies after baking. Pizza dough turns into a crust when you bake it.
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Action Associated
Words like 'knead' and 'roll' are often used with 'dough' in recipes and cooking talk. First, knead the dough to make it elastic.
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Before Finished Product
Dough is an unfinished product – it's what you work on, and later becomes something else. Cover the dough and let it rest for an hour.