molding board

noun

1. a board upon which bread is kneaded, cookies prepared, etc.

Word History and Origins

Origin of molding board¹

Middle English word dating back to 1300–50

Example Sentences

The young man had thrust his hands deep in his trousers' pockets and was glowering at the dough on the molding board.

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If you had a molding-board and a few quarts of sand; you might represent hills and mountains with valleys between.

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Prepare a dough as for a brioche and when ready for the pans turn on a molding board.

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Use wheat flour for the molding-board and hands, as rye is very sticky; and knead only long enough to get into good shape.

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Flour the molding-board lightly, and work into the dough a piece of butter or lard the size of an egg.

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