Definition of LEAVENING. Meaning of LEAVENING. Synonyms of LEAVENING

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Definition of LEAVENING

Leavening
Leaven Leav"en, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Leavened; p. pr. & vb. n. Leavening.] 1. To make light by the action of leaven; to cause to ferment. A little leaven leaveneth the whole lump. --1 Cor. v. 6. 2. To imbue; to infect; to vitiate. With these and the like deceivable doctrines, he leavens also his prayer. --Milton.
Leavening
Leavening Leav"en*ing, n. 1. The act of making light, or causing to ferment, by means of leaven. 2. That which leavens or makes light. --Bacon.

Meaning of LEAVENING from wikipedia

- In cooking, a leavening agent (/ˈlɛvənɪŋ/) or raising agent, also called a leaven (/ˈlɛvən/) or leavener, is any one of a number of substances used in...
- supplement the dough as it was baked. There were multiple sources of leavening available for early bread. Airborne yeasts could be harnessed by leaving...
- Quick bread is any bread leavened with a chemical leavening agent rather than a biological one like yeast or sourdough starter. An advantage of quick...
- They are used mainly as superphosphate fertilizers and are also po****r leavening agents. Material of relatively high purity, as required for baking, is...
- Baking powder is a dry chemical leavening agent, a mixture of a carbonate or bicarbonate and a weak acid. The base and acid are prevented from reacting...
- used as a leavening agent and also as smelling salt. It is also known as baker's ammonia and is a predecessor to the more modern leavening agents baking...
- squashed ball. It is traditionally prepared using only bread flour, salt, a leavening agent and water. Brioche – has a high egg and butter content, which gives...
- forms a tenacious net, which in leavened doughs retains the gases of leavening, allowing the product to develop considerably during baking; in the case...
- (otherwise known as "baking soda", or in Ireland, "bread soda") is used as a leavening agent instead of yeast. The basic ingredients of soda bread are flour...
- relied on the use of sourdough as a leavening agent for most of human history; the use of baker's yeast as a leavening agent dates back less than 150 years"...