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No metaphor is needed to capture its simplicity: flour, egg, a bit of sugar, the gentle tangy exhale of leavening.
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Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2025
More or less leavening or salt could affect your recipe.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 12 May 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
Baking powder: This is the only leavening agent in the scones, so make sure it’s not expired.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 14 Mar. 2025
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Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2025
More or less leavening or salt could affect your recipe.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 12 May 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
Baking powder: This is the only leavening agent in the scones, so make sure it’s not expired.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 14 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 21 Aug. 2025.
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