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aufgehen

to rise (dough); to expand through fermentation

verb OWF-gay-en Rare
Food & Drink Cooking

Also means

to go up; to open

Usage Note

aufgehen in baking means the rising of yeast dough: Den Teig an einem warmen Ort aufgehen lassen (let the dough rise in a warm place) is a standard instruction. Outside the kitchen it means 'to go up' or 'to come undone'.

Examples

"Den Hefeteig abdecken und eine Stunde aufgehen lassen."

Natural Translation

Cover the yeast dough and let it rise for one hour.

Literal Translation

The yeast-dough cover and one hour rise let.

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