Overrise

Quick meaning: Overrise is a verb meaning (of dough, ambitransitive) To rise excessively.

Meaning

(of dough, ambitransitive) To rise excessively.

Example Sentences

Be careful not to overrise the dough—it might collapse upon being places in a hot oven; […]

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.

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.

Word Forms

• overrises
• overrising
• overrose
• overrisen

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