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Irish Soda Bread: A dense and slightly sweet bread made with baking soda as a leavening agent, typically served with butter.
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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
Compared to our Chicken And Rolled Dumplings recipe, slicks have less leavening, creating a skinner dumpling.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 25 Feb. 2025
Canned pineapple, both sliced and crushed, is acidic, but not too acidic, lending moisture and contributing to just the right amount of leavening and lightness to all sorts of recipes, even more complicated ones.
—Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 16 Feb. 2025
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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
Compared to our Chicken And Rolled Dumplings recipe, slicks have less leavening, creating a skinner dumpling.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 25 Feb. 2025
Canned pineapple, both sliced and crushed, is acidic, but not too acidic, lending moisture and contributing to just the right amount of leavening and lightness to all sorts of recipes, even more complicated ones.
—Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 16 Feb. 2025
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“Leavening.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leavening. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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