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dough
A moldable mass made from flour, liquid (such as water or milk), and often other ingredients such as yeast, eggs, or sugar. Dough is the basis for bread, cake, pizza, pasta, and other baked goods or dough-based foods.
Der Pizzateig muss eine Stunde an einem warmen Ort gehen.
The pizza dough has to rise in a warm place for an hour.
In connection with 'Teig' (dough), there are fixed verbs you should know: first you have to 'kneten' (knead) the dough, then often 'gehen lassen' (let it rise), and finally 'ausrollen' (roll it out) before baking.
Bitte hilf mir, den Teig für die Plätzchen auszurollen.
Please help me roll out the dough for the cookies.
'Teig' (dough) is the base word for many specific types of dough. The type of dough is often named in a compound word, e.g. 'Pizzateig' (pizza dough), 'Kuchenteig' (cake batter), or 'Hefeteig' (yeast dough).
Für die Zimtschnecken brauchen wir einen süßen Hefeteig.
For the cinnamon rolls, we need a sweet yeast dough.
Normally, 'Teig' (dough) is used as an uncountable noun, similar to 'Wasser' (water) or 'Mehl' (flour). You say 'viel Teig' (a lot of dough) or 'etwas Teig' (some dough). The plural 'Teige' is rare and is only used when referring to different types of dough.
Es ist noch Teig übrig, wir können noch einen kleinen Kuchen backen.
There is still some dough left; we can bake another small cake.
mass / crowd
'die Masse' and 'der Teig' can both refer to something soft and moldable. 'die Masse' is more general and can consist of many different materials, for example chocolate, cream, or clay. 'der Teig' is a specific mass made from flour and liquid, used for bread, cake, pizza, or similar foods. Learners may confuse the words because dough is a kind of mass. But not every 'Masse' is 'Teig'. When baking with flour, you say 'Teig'.
Für die Pizza muss der Teig noch eine halbe Stunde gehen.
For the pizza, the dough still has to rise for half an hour.
Die süße Masse aus Schokolade und Nüssen kommt für eine Stunde in den Kühlschrank.
The sweet mass made of chocolate and nuts goes into the refrigerator for an hour.