preferment

A mixture of flour, water and yeast that is allowed to ferment prior to another baking process

Japanese Meaning

パンなどの製造工程において、別の焼成プロセスに先立ち、小麦粉、水、酵母を混合し発酵させた仕込み用の発酵種

The baker folded the preferment into the dough to deepen the bread's flavor and improve its texture.

パン職人は、パンの風味を深めて食感を良くするために発酵種を生地に折り込んだ。

Sense（1）

A mixture of flour, water and yeast that is allowed to ferment prior to another baking process

preferments

（ plural ）