Baking

ˈbeɪ.kɪŋ

Meaning & Definition

noun

The action of preparing food by baking.

Baking requires precise measurements of ingredients.

A particular item that has been baked.

The bakery sells a variety of baking, including cookies and pastries.

verb

The process of cooking food, typically bread, cakes, or pastries, by dry heat in an oven.

She is baking a chocolate cake for her sister's birthday.

To undergo the process of baking.

The bread is baking in the oven.

From Old English 'bacan', meaning to bake.

bake off

A competition to see who can bake the best item.

baking soda

A chemical compound used as a leavening agent.

oven baking

Cooking food in an enclosed space where heat is supplied from all sides.

cake

A sweet baked food made from flour, sugar, and other ingredients.

pastry

A dough of flour, water, and often butter that is rolled out and used as a base for sweet and savory dishes.

To be high on drugs.

He was so baked after smoking that he forgot where he parked.

To be excessively hot.

It was baked outside at the beach yesterday.