Musar for Menachot 109:5
אמר מר תורמין תאנים על הגרוגרות במקום שרגילין לעשות תאנים גרוגרות במקום שרגילין אין במקום שאין רגילין לא
But what are the facts of the case? If there is a priest present, then why is this not allowed even where there is no such custom?
Shenei Luchot HaBerit
לא תאפה חמץ . The prohibition to bake the part of the מנחה set aside for consumption by the priests as leavened dough which is derived from 6,9 is rooted in the above mentioned principle of אין קטיגור נעשה סניגור, that the advocate for the prosecution cannot also act as counsel for the defense. The offering which symbolized the sin must be totally burned without it being allowed an opportunity to develop mildew, etc., which could be the case while the dough rises before being baked. Hence the Torah insists that all of the dough be baked only as Matzah i.e. unleavened bread or cake. Traditionally we equate Chametz with the accuser. Thus far Rabbi Menachem Habavli.
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