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Leavening agent

Meaning in culinary arts & cooking, with examples

nounCommon term

In culinary arts & cooking, leavening agent means: An ingredient that helps dough or batter expand by producing or releasing gas.

In Turkish: kabartıcı madde

How it is used

Also called a raising agent; examples include yeast and chemical baking mixtures.

Example sentences

  1. The recipe identifies yeast as its leavening agent.

    The ingredient is classified by its gas-producing role.

  2. This cake uses a chemical leavening agent.

    Chemical distinguishes the raising mechanism from yeast fermentation.

Common collocations

  • chemical leavening agent
  • raising agent
  • bakeTo cook food with dry heat in an oven, especially bread, cakes, pastry, biscuits and dishes covered with a crust or sauce.
  • ingredientOne of the foods or other items, such as flour, oil or salt, that are combined to make a particular dish.

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