The invention relates to a device (100) for portioning dough, comprising a lever mechanism (10) having at least one pivoting lever (11, 12) and a portioning pusher (2) by means of which, in a portioning stroke, dough can be delivered from a dough supply chamber (5) to a dough drum (40), – wherein the pivoting lever (11) bears an actuation projection (18) for moving the portioning pusher (2) back-and-forth, and the pivoting lever (11) can be pivoted about its pivot mount (13) by a drive (3), wherein the lever mechanism (10) comprises a cylinder (4), in particular a hydraulic cylinder or pneumatic cylinder, which is connected to a pressure accumulator (20), wherein the cylinder (4) is arranged between the drive (3) and the portioning pusher (2) such that, when the portioning pusher (2) is actuated in the portioning stroke, the stroke of the piston (41) of the cylinder (4) under the force of the drive is adjusted when a force threshold at the cylinder is exceeded, so that the force and the stroke of the portio
