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I.leaven [Brit ˈlɛv(ə)n, Am ˈlɛvən] N dated

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leaven

II.leaven [Brit ˈlɛv(ə)n, Am ˈlɛvən] VB trans

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1. leaven FOOD:

leaven

2. leaven (enliven) fig:

leaven speech, story

relever (with de)

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leaven [ˈlevn] VB trans

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1. leaven (make rise):

leaven

2. leaven fig (make lighter, funnier):

to be leavened by sth

être détendu grâce à qc

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fermenter pâte

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leaven

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A boule can be leavened with commercial yeast, chemical leavening, or even wild yeast sourdough. en.wikipedia.org

One variation involves leavening the dough and not flattening up the coil into a pancake. en.wikipedia.org

It also noted a leaven of humor to lighten her soul study. en.wikipedia.org

In some ways, leavened bread is a foam, as the yeast causes the bread to rise by producing tiny bubbles of gas in the dough. en.wikipedia.org

Almost all quick breads have the same basic ingredients: flour, leavening, eggs, fat (butter, margarine, shortening, or oil), and liquid such as milk. en.wikipedia.org

These are often accompanied by milled sugar, and/or warm milk flavoured with saffron and almonds.: mandige - huge flat leavened pastry. en.wikipedia.org

But his scepticism was leavened with humour and appreciation of paradox, in which he found the stuff of poetry. en.wikipedia.org

They are usually made with an unleavened dough, but are often encountered leavened. en.wikipedia.org

Leavening agents cause dough to rise by producing carbon dioxide. en.wikipedia.org

Once flour has been reacted with water and rapidly baked into matzo, it is no longer subject to leavening. en.wikipedia.org

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