a dough dividing and rounding machine for dividing and rounding dough wherein the machine includes a removable ring and dividing assembly for the convenient cleaning of the machine and to allow for the interchangeability of the dividing assembly with a second dividing assembly for the production of dough having different sizes , quantities or shapes . the present invention being particularly adapted for use in dividing and / or dividing and rounding machines wherein a predetermined quantity of pieces of equal sized dough are produced .