leavener
Makes bread rise
A leavener is an agent that makes dough or batter rise—yeast, baking powder, baking soda, or eggs.
The term extends figuratively to anything that lightens or enlivens: Humor was the leavener that kept the meetings bearable.
Without a leavener, bread stays flat and dense; without metaphorical leavening, situations grow heavy.
Fermenting fungus
- baking powderChemical rising agent
- baking sodaSodium bicarbonate powder
- sourdoughWild-yeast bread starter
- starterInitiator of action
proofing · dough · batter · bread · cakes · muffins · scones · biscuits
Fermenting fungus
- sourdoughWild-yeast bread starter
- lactobacillusAcid-producing beneficial bacterium
- carbon dioxideRespiration byproduct, photosynthesis fuel
- cultureCollective social practices
starter · proofing · anaerobic · enzymes · microbiology · biochemistry · metabolism · probiotics
yeast
Fermenting fungus
- baking powderChemical rising agent
- baking sodaSodium bicarbonate powder
- sourdoughWild-yeast bread starter
starter · proofing · dough · batter · bread · cakes · muffins · scones · biscuits · pancakes
yeast
Fermenting fungus
- sourdoughWild-yeast bread starter
- lactobacillusAcid-producing beneficial bacterium
- carbon dioxideRespiration byproduct, photosynthesis fuel
culture · starter · proofing · anaerobic · enzymes · microbiology · biochemistry · metabolism · probiotics · acetobacter
rise
Move to higher position
inflate · double · activate · bubble · foam · lift · aerate · gas · puff
airy
Light and well-ventilated
spongy · puffy · soft · voluminous · tender · risen · lofty · springy · delicate
leavenerbinding agent
Substance that unifies components
binder · densifier · thickener · stabilizer · coagulant
leavenerdampener
Thing that reduces force
deadener · wet blanket · killjoy · downer · drag
leavenerdensifier
Agent increasing material compactness
flattener · compactor · deadener · unleavened
- leavening agentSubstance causing dough expansion
- leavened breadLoaf expanded by fermentation