leaven
Makes bread puff
Leaven is a substance that makes dough rise—yeast, baking powder, or sourdough starter.
The leavening agent produces gas bubbles that lighten and expand the mixture.
Figuratively, leaven is any element that transforms or enlivens a whole: His humor was a leaven to the otherwise dreary proceedings.
To leaven is to add such an element: She leavened her criticism with praise.
Change completely in form
- permeateSpread through entirely
- infuseSaturate by steeping
- enlivenMake more spirited
- invigorateTo fill with energy
animate · spark · inspire · uplift · energize · revitalize · rejuvenate · enrich
Fermenting fungus
- sourdoughWild-yeast bread starter
- starterInitiator of action
- bacteriaNucleus-free single-celled organisms
- lactobacillusAcid-producing beneficial bacterium
saccharomyces · microorganisms · enzymes · proofing · culture · fermentation · probiotics · microbiology
transform
Change completely in form
invigorate · animate · spark · inspire · uplift · energize · revitalize · rejuvenate · enrich · stimulate
yeast
Fermenting fungus
- sourdoughWild-yeast bread starter
- starterInitiator of action
- bacteriaNucleus-free single-celled organisms
lactobacillus · saccharomyces · microorganisms · enzymes · proofing · culture · fermentation · probiotics · microbiology · aerobic
dough
Flour-liquid mixture for baking
rise · baking · loaf · crust · gluten · sourdough · baguette · ciabatta · focaccia · pita
rise
Move to higher position
inflate · airy · fluffy · buoyancy · pillowy · lightness · volume · double · proof · billowing
- Bread Bakingbread flour, yeast, dough, knead, kneading
- Biblical imageryLamb of God, Good Shepherd, bread of life, light of the world, living water
- parablesprodigal son, Good Samaritan, mustard seed, lost sheep, sower
- beginningsbegin, beginning, start, first, opening
- culturesAmerican culture, African culture, Asian culture, British culture, Canadian culture
- fablesfable, Aesop, Aesop's fables, Aesop fables, tortoise and hare
- leavening agentSubstance causing dough expansion
- leavened breadLoaf expanded by fermentation
leavening, leavened, unleavened, leavens, leavenings, leavener