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overrise en · VERB

Etymology

From over- + rise.

Meanings

1. (ambitransitive, of dough) To rise excessively.
   • In high-altitude baking, you don't want as tender a cake because it will overrise, so be wary of cakes with a lot of added sugar and oil. 1999, Anne Byrn, The Cake Mix Doctor, Workman Publishing, →ISBN, page 14:
   • The second rise is what gives the dough its final structure. It's especially important not to let the dough overrise, or your bread may be flat and dense. 2011, Michael Ruhlman, Ruhlman's Twenty: 20 Techniques, 200 Recipes, A Cook's Manifesto, Chronicle Books, published 2001, →ISBN, page 152:
   • Be careful not to overrise the dough—it might collapse upon being places in a hot oven; […] 2004, Eric Treuille, Ursula Ferrigno, Bread: Artisan Breads from Baguettes and Bagels to Focaccia and Brioche, Dorling Kindersley, →ISBN, page 114:

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