@eirene_belle: I'm really proud of you! I knew we would be able to do this together, now all that's left is for you to check if the dough came out right for you too. Today I'll show you the simplest method to quickly check this. The dough poke test is a technique performed during the proofing step of the bread-making process that helps you determine when your sourdough bread dough is ready to bake. Gently press your finger into the dough on the top. If the dough springs back quickly, it's underproofed. If it springs back very slowly, it's properly proofed and ready to bake. Finally, if it never springs back, the dough is overproofed.