The Poke Test from Infermento Vivo

 

The easiest way to know if your bread, brioche, cinnamon buns, or babka dough is fully risen is to give it the ole poke test.

This video originally appeared on How to Know if Your Dough is Fully Risen.


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About David Leite

I count myself lucky to have received three James Beard Awards for my writing as well as for Leite’s Culinaria. My work has also appeared in The New York Times, Martha Stewart Living, Saveur, Bon Appรฉtit, Gourmet, Food & Wine, Yankee, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, The Washington Post, and more.