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leavening agent (/ˈlɛvənɪŋ/) or
raising agent, also
called a
leaven (/ˈlɛvən/) or
leavener, is any one of a
number of
substances used in
doughs and batters...
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essential role in both
religious rituals and
secular culture.
Bread may be
leavened by
naturally occurring microbes (e.g. sourdough),
chemicals (e.g. baking...
- An
ammonia cookie is a
cookie made with
baking ammonia as a
leavener. In the
United States, they are most
closely ****ociated with Scandinavian-American...
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initially made by God.
According to
other scholars the
absence of
leaven or
yeast means that
leaven or
yeast symbolizes corruption and spoiling.
There are also...
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Leavens is a surname.
Notable people with the
surname include: Bert
Leavens (1886–1953),
Canadian politician in
Ontario Edmund Leavens Chandler (1829–1880)...
- from hops or
potatoes and the
dregs of
cider or ale casks, was a
common leavener for
those living in
rural areas far from a brewery, distillery, or bakery...
- Holy
Leaven: its
addition to
sacramental bread before it is baked, and the
annual renewal of the Holy
Leaven itself. The
origin of the Holy
Leaven supposedly...
- The
Parable of the
Leaven, also
called the
parable of the yeast, is one of the
shortest parables of Jesus. It
appears in
Matthew 13:33 and Luke 13:20–21...
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Bread made from 100% rye flour, po****r in
northern Europe, is
typically leavened with
sourdough rather than baker’s yeast, as rye
lacks sufficient gluten...
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distinctive cake
doughnuts sold in
doughnut shops are made with
chemical leavener and may have
crisper texture compared to
other styles of cake doughnuts...
