kneading bread dough

Babjak 1

9 (a) i k'e gu rəzbrɤ̀kə i k'e gu zəmɛ̀si ùbəvè
and then you'll mix it, and knead it well,

10 (a) i k'e gu prigòtvi i tò k'e presedì tə də se
and get it ready so it can sit, so as to ...

11 (c) da kìsne da kìsne
To ferment, to ferment!

12 (a) də se isk’ìsne màl'ku kətu zème də bùne təkà də
… so as to ferment a little. And when it starts to rise such that

13 (a) də dàvə də se k'e se e iskisnàl se zème
it looks like it has fermented, then you take it

14 (a) də gu nəmɛ̀šə də gu nəpràve nə
and knead it and make it into

15 (c) pitàri
loaves.

Bansko

4 (a) emì bànica sme pravìli gut si zàmesa testò pa zabɤ̀rkam
Well, [this is how] we did it. [When] I go to knead the dough, I mix

6 (a) tùra i dvè trì jàjca zabɤ̀rkəm ìzmesà gu təkà ùbavù
and add two or three eggs. I mix the dough and knead it up nice,

Belica 2

127 (a) vɤ̀tre fkɤ̀šti sedì si f čuvàla vɤf noštuvìte si òtsea
inside the house, and it sits in the bag. Then I sift it into the kneading trough

128 (a) sɤs sìtoto mèsa si onòva si sedì dodè go ìzmesa
with a sieve, I knead [that part], and the rest sits there until I finish it all.

132 (MM) tekà i pòsle trèbva da zamèsiš xl'àp àjde da mi kàžeš
O.K. So then you need to make the bread. Tell me now

133 (MM) recèptata za xl'àba kòjto vìe ste pràvili ednò vrème
the recipe for the bread that you used to make in the old days.

134 (a) emi mèsihmè go nìe sme si omèsile da kàem fčèra li
Well, we kneaded it. For example, if we made some up yesterday,

135 (a) onàa nedèl'a sme si omèsile ostàvilè sme è tòlčafko turtè
or we made it last Sunday, we'll have left aside this little round bit –

136 (a) kvàs mu se kàzva
it’s called leavening.

138 (a) i kato dòde vrème da mèsim tòa xlèp sme izèle
And when it came time to knead [the next] bread we'd take

139 (a) tòo kvàs se natòpi vɤv vodà večertɤ̀ òtsea brašnòto nàprava dùpka
the leavening and dissolve it in water. In the evening I sift the flour, make a hole

140 (a) vɤf nuštovìte brašnòto sìpa tòo kvàs pòdmesa go razbṛ̀kam go
in the flour in the kneading trough, pour in this leavening, knead it in, stir it,

141 (a) pòdmesa go sabà:le stàna tò šupnàlo mèsa go togàva
knead it. In the morning I get up [and] it has risen. Then I knead it into

142 (a) desetìna dvanàese samùna takìva è čèkam go v nuštuvìte ta ftàsa
ten or twelve loaves this size, and leave it in the kneading trough to finish rising.

143 (a) pòsle go razvàlim na dɤ̀ski kàk e segà vɤf fùrnite
Then we separate it out on the boards like it is now in the ovens,

144 (a) na dɤ̀ski za u f mesàle vɤf kɤ̀rpi
on boards for – with cloth, towels [over it],

Dolno Draglište 3

5 (a) i nìe təkà pečè:me e tekà mèsimè gu f nuštuvìte
And we [also] bake it that way. Like this: we knead it in the kneading trough,

6 (a) pòsle č'e gu nəmèsime nə pitàrčetə slàgəme nə ednà dəskà
and then we’ll shape it into loaves, put them on a board

7 (a) də vuzìde tàm i lupàtətə mètəme f peštà
[to let them] rise, and then toss them in the oven with a peel.

21 (VZh) [Къде го месихте?]
[Where did you knead the dough?]

22 (a) nuštuvìte nuštuvìte mesùvahme
[In] the kneading trough. We would knead [dough] in the kneading trough,

23 (a) tə èj gulèmi nòštuvi slòžime brəšnòtu slàgəme sòl vodà tam
[In] a kneading trough this big! We put in the flour, add salt and water to it,

24 (a) brɤ̀kəme brɤ̀kəme vèčer pudmèsime də č'ìsne
and stir and stir. We knead it in the evening so it’ll ferment;

25 (a) sùtrin stàneme pà pretùrime brəšnò pà mèsime pà č'e č'ìsne
in the morning we get up, add flour, knead it again, it ferments again,

Eremija 3

46 (a) èe dòma si se mèsi si ìma fùrna domàšna fùrna
Ah, you knead it at home, there’s the outside oven, the oven of [our] house.

57 (a) nòštvi si ìmame
We had [this] kneading trough.

59 (a) speciàlno pà nòštvi takà se kàzva nòštvi
A particular kneading trough, that’s how you call it – kneading trough.

60 (a) i togàj segà se sos majà mèsi togà bèše sos kvasèc
And then – now you knead it with yeast, but back then it was with starter.

61 (a) kvasèc odnèkade zèma od nèkoja ženà pa go pòdmesa
I get the starter from somewhere, from some woman, and then begin to knead.

62 (a) onà stàne pòveče tùri i òtsej tàm kòlko bràšno trèbe da è
It gets bigger, you put it in and then sift out as much flour as you need,

63 (a) zàmesi onò skìsne i go ràzmesi tè kòku pàničkata
and start to knead. It ferments, and you knead it into the shape of a bowl,

Gorna Krušica 2

4 (c) ìmame ednò stòlče nòšvi si ìmame takvìja drɤ̀veni tàm si sè stojàa
We have a little stool, and a wooden kneading trough; it stayed there the whole time.

6 (c) stàpa na stòlčeto i mèsiš
I step up on the little stool and – you knead.

7 (RA) i mèsiš
And you knead.

8 (c) i mèsiš dà
And you knead, right.

Gorno Vŭršilo 1

35 (VZh) [В какво месeшe хляба?]
[What did you use to mix bread in?]

36 (a) noštuvì e kato tovà doodìa pa edno sìto vezdèn vìkame takà
A kneading trough, like that. And then we shake the sieve constantly, that’s how we do it.

39 (a) jà svàra kartòf òbela go pa go izmɛ̀šam noštuvìte
So I boil up a potato, peel it, and mix it in the kneading trough

40 (a) pà zàmesa lɛ̀p kato go izvàdiš bliznìca [laughter]
and knead bread – And when you take it out, it’s the twin sister [of bread]! [laughter]

46 (a) bɛ̀l è go e namèsi gu zàran è go f tepsìjata
“white”, [like] that there: I kneaded it up this morning and there it is in the pan.

Kolju Marinovo 1

14 (a) jemi brəšnòtu si gu zèmim vèči nìj mòm si m’èsim
We [just] take some flour, and we’re able to knead [our own] bread,

38 (a) zəm’èsim vɤ̀tr’e tistòto
We knead the dough inside [the kneading trough].

39 (GK) i kɤ̀k sə zamìsə tistòto vɤ̀tre
And how do you knead the dough inside it?

40 (a) zəm’ìsə sə səs vudìčka səs kvàs təkà ə učil’ùvəm gi
You mix it with a bit of water, and with yeast, then I divide it up

41 (a) də ftàsə l’àba kɤ̀ktu i sigà ftàsuva kəto gu m’ès’ət
to ferment [and rise], like bread rises now after they knead it.

63 (GK) i kakvò znàči pu nàj naprèt xl’àba go zamìsəš tɤ̀j li
– what [was it you did]? First of all you start to knead the dough, right?

64 (a) zəmìsəš l’àbə tòj ftàsə
You start to knead the bread, and then it ferments ...

66 (a) təkà nədìgə sə n’è kəto də gu m’èsiš
and it rises up. Not like - well, you knead it like –

67 (a) tò j kətu pìtə zbìtu
It’s like unleavened bread, compressed ...

69 (a) tistòtu
... dough.

70 (c) tr’àvə də ftàsə təkà kətu ftàsə
It has to ferment like this, and when it ferments –

71 (a) i kətu gu ustàvim tò s tòplə vudìčkə sə m’èsi
And [before] we leave it to sit, we [add] a little warm water and knead it

72 (a) s kvəsɤ̀ i ftàsə i pòsl’ə zìməš kòl’kutu ti tr’àbvə
with yeast, and it ferments. After that you take as much as you need,

Kozičino 1

50 (a) l’àbə š’e gu m’ɛ̀sim š’e gu pič’èm š’e jed’èm
You’ll knead the bread, you’ll bake it, you’ll eat [it]

Malevo/Asg 1

94 (a) də sə m’èsi xùbəvu də stàn’e xùbəf l’àp
that is, knead it properly, such as [to make it] become good bread.

95 (a) mi stànuvə č’il’ìk’ ədìn pʌ̀rs č’ilìk’ stànuvə [laughter]
Instead you get unbaked dough – a finger-length of unbaked dough [laughter]

Malevo/Hsk 1

263 (a) pudmɨ̀səš kvàs i pòčvəž də m’èsiš l’àbə̥
you mix in the yeast, and you start to knead the bread.

264 (a) v’è̝č’er gu zəm’è̝siš l’àtnu vr’è̝me təkà pràehme
In the summer, you knead it in the evening, that’s what we did.

265 (a) v’è̝č’er gu zàmesɨ ùtrɨn də stànə də gu ìspečə rànu
You knead it in the evening, and get up in the morning to bake it early,

Mogilica 6

17 (d) nə rəkà gu m'èsiš də pətk'ìsne gà pətk'ìse tugà
You knead it by hand and [let it] ferment, and then when it's fermented

Nasalevci 2

87 (a) i se mèsi mèsi tùri se paràta i se mèsi mèsi
And you knead it. You put in money and knead it, knead it,

88 (a) umèsi se ùbavo i pòsle se pogàčata tùri da uzbùne
knead it up to be nice, and then put the “pogacha” aside to puff up.

131 (a) na lèbɤt i kojà e mesìl’a e mesìl’a sa onà mèsi samò
On the bread. And whichever woman is the head kneader, only she kneads

132 (a) a drugìte pa naòkolo i sìčko na krùgɤt krùg
[these breads], and the others all stand around. It all goes on the [one] breadboard.

134 (a) tì vidè tàm sàmo tovà e màlko i natùra svè na n’èga
You saw one there, except it was small. So she puts everything on it.

137 (a) momčè tìja onìja i nasèdaju i kojà e mesìl’ata mesì
son, and everyone – they sit there, and the one who’s the head kneader, she made

138 (a) natùra u krùgɤt i nesè i slòži na postèl’utu
[the breads] puts it all on the breadboard, carries it in, and lays it on the cloth

Oborište 1

14 (a) brašnòtu i i kvàsᵊ sə si ìmaše i zamèsa s kvasɤ̀
the flour and – there was leavening – and I knead it with leavening

Petrov Dol 2

19 (a) pr’àsnə vudà ut ču̥šmàta um’ès’et p’ìt’i xl’àp
fresh water from the well. They knead up loaves of bread –

Sŭrnica 4

40 (a) tì e gutòvu v’èč’e də m’ɛ̀siš i piš’tɤ̀ si e tàm
and now [everything] is ready for you to knead [bread]. And the stove is there,

Tihomir 2

1 (GK) əm da mi kàžeš kàk mèsexte xl’àp ednò vrème
So tell me how you kneaded ( = made) bread in the old days

2 (a) m’èsejme
We kneaded –

10 (a) vazvrènata vòda sᵊìpeme papàrime go azàm pàk slàgame at rɔ̀š rɔ̀ž’onko
We pour the boiled water over it and steam it. And then we add rye [flour]

11 (a) am’èsime go agà go vaskᵚɨ̀sne takà go klad’ème f tavɔ̀ta as pònicɔ
knead it up. When it’s fermented then we put it in a pan with a “ponitsa” (a lid)

35 (a) amᵊìjeme gᵚɨ pàk ùtre gà peč’ème pàg ga am’èsime
[Then] we wash it. The next day we bake, and then we knead again.

55 (a) k’ɛ̀sta m’èsime
We knead [pastry] dough.

57 (a) k’ɛ̀sta m’èsime gà am’èsime ga am’èsime ga azàm mu go
We knead the dough. When we knead it – we knead it and then –

79 (a) atèj ad brɑ̀šno isùč’eme kòrᵊi am’èsime ga isùč’eme kòrᵊi
We make pastry sheets from the flour: we knead it up and roll out pastry.

Vasiljovo 1

40 (a) m’èsvame pa krəvàje m’èsvat krəvàj l’àp t’àsto zamèsile
we make “kravay” (ring-shaped buns). They kneaded bread dough

41 (a) m’èsim krəvài i go nòsat na baštàta i na màjkata
and we make “kravay” and they take it to [their] mothers and fathers.

Vladimirovo 1

11 (a) pò pòčne dè da znàame če a zbòra mèsime si omèsime lèp
It starts when – we know there will be a celebration, and we knead up bread,

Vŭglarovo 1

1 (GK) kàk se kàk se mèsi znàči tàm go brašnòto go dəržìte
How do you – how do you make bread? So you keep the flour

6 (a) zɨ̀mət màjkite ìməhmi kurità gul’èmi utcèim gi srùnkə ìməše
[Our] mothers took – we had big troughs, we sift things – there was a sieve

9 (a) i um’èsi̥me l’àbə
and then we knead the bread …

12 (GK) s kvò go mèsiš
What do you knead it with?

13 (a) s rəc’ète
With [our] hands!

26 (a) hà vudà tùrime sòl tùrime i gəč’ìm
O.K. We put in water, we put in salt, and we crush it.

28 (a) dəkɤ̀t də sə uznuìš ùbəvə zə gəč’ɨ̀š
You crush it up real good till you get sweaty

31 (a) zə stàne l’àbə səkà də sə dɨ̀gə dà təkà
so it becomes bread like this. So it rises. Yes – like this!

34 (a) i jà m’ès’ə tùkə um’ès’ə z bràšnu n’è s udà
So I knead it here, knead it up good with flour, not with water.

35 (a) vm’àstu də tùr’əš udà pək tɨ̀ bràšnu tùr’əš m’ès’ə
Instead of putting water in, you put flour. So I knead

36 (a) i vè̝k’e tàə znòj t’è̝knə asəkà izm’èsih gu ta up’èkəhme
and this sweat began to flow, and so I finished kneading it and we baked it.

43 (a) ùbəvu səm gu izm’èsilə mlada bulka
I kneaded it up really good, young bride [that I was].

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