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molding board

American  

noun

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


Etymology

Origin of molding board

Middle English word dating back to 1300–50

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They were like two long pieces of uncooked dough, he thought, such as Jon-the-Cook rolled out on his molding board.

From "The Door in the Wall" by Marguerite de Angeli

At this point, flour the molding board or other surface slightly, shape enough of the dough mixture to cover a pie pan into a rounded mass, and place it on the floured space.

From Woman's Institute Library of Cookery Volume 4: Salads and Sandwiches; Cold and Frozen Desserts; Cakes, Cookies and Puddings; Pastries and Pies by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences

Then sprinkle flour on a molding board, and lift the dough from the mixing bowl to the board.

From Woman's Institute Library of Cookery Volume 1: Essentials of Cookery; Cereals; Bread; Hot Breads by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences

The enamel top of a pastry table or the zinc-covered or vitrolite top of a kitchen cabinet will be satisfactory for the rolling out of the pastry, as will also a hardwood molding board.

From Woman's Institute Library of Cookery Volume 4: Salads and Sandwiches; Cold and Frozen Desserts; Cakes, Cookies and Puddings; Pastries and Pies by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences

Finally, the territorial settlement of 1783 should be thoroughly explained, using map or molding board.

From A Short History of the United States by Channing, Edward

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