A method for separating a portion of dough (5) from a dough
mass (3) by means of a dough portioning device (1) comprising a container (2) and a first portioning roller (6) having several separating edges (12, 13) and a second portioning roller (7) having several separating edges (15, 16), wherein a recess (14, 18) is provided between each pair of separating edges (12, 13, 15, 16). The method comprises rotating the first and second portioning rollers (6, 7) into a receiving position (A) in which a first separating edge (12) of the first portioning roller (6) and a second separating edge (16) of the second portioning roller (7) have a receiving distance (17) from each other, and receiving a portion of the dough
mass (3) in two recesses (14, 18) of the first and second portioning rollers (6, 7) facing the container (2).The process further comprises rotating the first and second portioning rollers (6, 7) into a waiting position (W) in which the first
cutting edge (12) of the first portioning roller (6) and the second
cutting edge (16) of the second portioning roller (7) have a waiting distance (19) from each other, reducing the rotational speeds of the first and second portioning rollers (6, 7), waiting a
waiting period, increasing the rotational speeds of the first and second portioning rollers (6, 7), and rotating the first and second portioning rollers (6, 7) into a
cutting position (T) in which the first cutting edge (12) of the first portioning roller (6) and the second cutting edge (16) of the second portioning roller (7) have a cutting distance (20) from each other. The receiving distance (17) is greater than the waiting distance (19), and the waiting distance (19) is greater than the cutting distance (20).