What does it mean to “proof” bread?

[Leigha]

Recently watched a YouTube video of someone showing how to make artisan style oat/wheat bread. He used the word “proofing” which I’ve never heard before so looked it up.

In bread baking, the word proofing most commonly refers to the final rise dough undergoes, which takes place after being shaped into a loaf, and before it is baked. In practice, however, the words proof and fermentation are sometimes used interchangeably.

Is this news to anyone besides me?

[C C]

[...] Is this news to anyone besides me?

Time travel retcon. Experience them often, where suddenly an _X_ is everywhere in place of a former _W_ one always encountered slash remembered for that.

[Leigha]

[...] Is this news to anyone besides me?

Time travel retcon. Experience them often, where suddenly an _X_ is everywhere in place of a former _W_ one always encountered slash remembered for that.

Lol @ “time travel retcon”

To be fair, I don’t bake bread too often but even so, I didn’t really have a word in mind for “a shaped loaf of bread dough rising the second time before baking.” I don’t care for “proofing.”