Shape/Rise 3

After the second punch down, which lasts a few seconds longer than the first one, is a third and last rise, after which the loaf is baked. At the end of this rise, the risen dough usually fills the bread pan to its capacity. If the bread were being made by hand, the second punch down would occur as the dough was removed from the container in which it had been rising and pulled or twisted into a loaf shape. It would then be placed in a bread pan, where it would remain, rising, until time for baking. As the dough rises, it takes the shape of the bread pan, which is why this step is called Shape. You will see this happening to your bread as it rises inside the machine.