Baking (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. the activity or practice of cooking food using dry heat, especially in an oven: Baking can give cuts of poultry a crispy, browned exterior.
  2. food cooked using dry heat, especially bread, pastry, cakes, etc.:Nothing puts me into the Christmas spirit like the smells of holiday baking.
adjective
  1. extremely hot: It was unseasonably cold last week, but this week it's absolutely baking.
  2. used in preparing food cooked with dry heat, especially bread, pastry, cakes, etc.: I can't make cookies without a baking tray.
  3. suited for use in pies, pastry, etc.: Proper baking apples are needed for a good apple crumble.
noun
    • the process of cooking bread, cakes, etc
    • (as modifier)
  1. the bread, cakes, etc, cooked at one time
adjective
  1. (esp of weather) very hot and dry
Baking (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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