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| adenosine |
an organic compound that is made up of adenine and ribose and found in nucleic acids, and that may be obtained as a white crystalline powder through the hydrolysis of yeast. |
| baba au rhum |
a light, porous cake, usu. made with yeast and sometimes containing raisins or other dried fruit, that is soaked with rum before serving. |
| barm |
yeast foam that appears atop fermenting malt liquors. |
| biotin |
a compound considered part of the vitamin B complex, found in milk, egg yolks, and yeast. |
| biscuit |
an unsweetened bread in the shape of a small cake, made with a generous amount of shortening and leavened with baking powder or baking soda instead of yeast. [1/4 definitions] |
| brioche |
a sweet, airy bun or roll made with butter, yeast, flour, and eggs. |
| English muffin |
a small, round, flat yeast roll, often baked on a griddle, and usu. split and toasted before eating. |
| ergosterol |
a sterol derived from yeast which produces vitamin D2, used to prevent or cure certain diseases such as rickets. |
| ferment |
any of various substances, such as an enzyme or yeast, that cause fermentation. [1/8 definitions] |
| fermentation |
the chemical act or process, caused by a fermenting agent, of converting a carbohydrate into alcohol, acids, and other compounds, as yeast converts the sugar in grape juice into alcohol, producing wine. [1/2 definitions] |
| French bread |
a long, slender loaf of yeast bread made with white flour and having a crisp crust. |
| kuchen |
a German coffee cake made with yeast dough and usu. containing fruits, nuts, and the like. |
| leaven |
a substance, such as yeast, that produces fermentation in a dough or batter and causes it to rise. [1/4 definitions] |
| leavening |
an agent such as yeast or baking powder that causes the formation of carbon dioxide gas in batter or dough, causing it to expand and rise. [1/2 definitions] |
| raised |
of baked goods, leavened with yeast or other ferment rather than baking powder or soda. [1/2 definitions] |
| rise |
of bread and the like, to swell because of the action of yeast or some other ingredient. [1/24 definitions] |
| sourdough |
fermented dough used instead of yeast to cause bread to rise. |
| stollen |
a sweet yeast bread, usu. containing chopped nuts, raisins, and bits of citron. |
| vitamin B complex |
a group of vitamins essential in human nutrition, found mainly in eggs, liver, yeast, and certain vegetables. |
| yeasty |
of, like, or made with yeast. [2/4 definitions] |
| zymase |
an enzyme found in yeast that decomposes sugar into alcohol and carbon dioxide. |
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