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What Causes Dough To Expand And Rise Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is YEAST which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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199%5Exact Match!
238%9 Additive that causes dough to expand when heated
336%11 Element that causes dough to expand

About This Clues Answer

We think the answer is "YEAST" which means:

    noun
  • • A commercial leavening agent containing yeast cells; used to raise the dough in making bread and for fermenting beer or whiskey
  • • Any of various single-celled fungi that reproduce asexually by budding or division
  • verb
  • • To ferment.
  • • (of something prepared with a yeasted dough) to rise.
  • • To exaggerate

An example sentence would be:

  • • "Baker's yeast is used to make bread rise."
  • • "Brewer's yeast is commonly used in beer production."

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New York Times17 Apr 2023 Down 30
New York Times Mini24 Oct 2019 Down 5
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