Culinary Arts Terms

noun a dense, chewy bread roll that is typically shaped like a ring and is boiled before it is baked

• I enjoyed a delicious bagel with cream cheese for breakfast this morning.
• I grabbed a bagel on my way to work because I was in a rush.
• Let's go grab some bagels and gossip at the cafe.
• She always carries around a bagel in her bag as a good luck charm.

noun a place where bread and cakes are made and sold

• The bakery on the corner sells a variety of freshly baked goods.
• Let's grab some pastries from the bakery for breakfast.
• I heard the bakery down the street has the best cinnamon rolls in town.
• Her voice was as sweet and comforting as the aroma of a bakery.

noun a substance, typically yeast, that is added to dough to make it ferment and rise

verb to add leaven to dough in order to make it rise

• Bakers use leaven to help dough rise during the fermentation process.
• I added some leaven to the bread dough to make it fluffy.
• Throw in a little leaven to make the bread extra tasty.
• A good sense of humor can leaven even the most serious conversations.