The phrase
"moistened fingers" simply means that someone's fingers are a little wet or slightly damp.
Full definition
I made the crumb layer... you say pour the dough into the pan... but I followed the directions exactly, and the dough is very stiff, so I patted it into the pan
with moistened fingers.
Moisten finger - tips and press the dough down slightly.
If pleat will not stay flat, brush inside of pleat with
moistened finger and press together.
If frozen dumplings acquire cracks in wrapper, defrost slightly until
a moistened finger can smooth crack back together.
Using
a moistened finger, round the tops of the dough.
To create an attractive surface appearance, I used a water -
moistened finger to swirl the top layer of the batter into a somewhat neater arrangement.
With
moistened fingers, flatten each mound into a 3 - inch round.
With
moistened fingers or with the back of a spoon, smooth the tops of the cookies.
Flatten cookies with
moistened fingers.
Pat the mixture into the prepared loaf pan, smoothing the top with
moistened fingers.