The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word YEAST which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 2023.
Leavening agent crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| YEAST | 91 % | 5 |
| SODA | 6 % | 4 |
| BAKINGSODA | 3 % | 10 |
Why may YEAST be the right solution?
The answer to "Leavening agent" is "YEAST" because yeast is a microorganism that helps dough rise by producing carbon dioxide gas.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Leavening agent
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- leaven
- sourdough
- raising
- yeast bread
- proofing
- sponge
- levain
- starter dough
- quick bread
- rising
- baking board
- dough
Crossword Answer definitions
YEAST noun- An often humid, yellowish froth produced by fermenting malt worts, and used to brew beer, leaven bread, and also used in certain medicines.
- A single-celled fungus of a wide variety of taxonomic families.
- A frothy foam.
- To ferment.
- (of something prepared with a yeasted dough) To rise.
- To exaggerate
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result YEAST
- Baker's need
- Dough raiser
- Dough riser
- Brewer's buy
- Brewer's ingredient
- One way to raise dough
- Riser
- Brewer's need
- Bakery buy
- This can double your dough
More clues leading to the result SODA
- Counter offer?
- Cream or club
- First card turned up in faro
- Fizzling beverage
- Fizzy beverage
- Float ingredient
- Jerk's concoction
- Rickey need
- Scotch's partner
- Something to jerk