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In contrast, traditional flour tortillas are typically made with white flour, water, a source of fat like vegetable shortening, lard, or oil, salt, and leavening agents like baking powder.
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Jillian Kubala, Health, 2 Sep. 2025
Baking soda and baking powder are both common leavening agents for quick breads, cakes, cookies, and more.
—Stacey Lastoe, Southern Living, 20 Aug. 2025
No metaphor is needed to capture its simplicity: flour, egg, a bit of sugar, the gentle tangy exhale of leavening.
—Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2025
Irish Soda Bread: A dense and slightly sweet bread made with baking soda as a leavening agent, typically served with butter.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025
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Jillian Kubala, Health, 2 Sep. 2025
Baking soda and baking powder are both common leavening agents for quick breads, cakes, cookies, and more.
—Stacey Lastoe, Southern Living, 20 Aug. 2025
No metaphor is needed to capture its simplicity: flour, egg, a bit of sugar, the gentle tangy exhale of leavening.
—Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2025
Irish Soda Bread: A dense and slightly sweet bread made with baking soda as a leavening agent, typically served with butter.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for leavening
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“Leavening.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leavening. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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