BAKING Definition & Meaning

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baking

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noun

the activity or practice of cooking food using dry heat, especially in an oven:
Baking can give cuts of poultry a crispy, browned exterior.
food cooked using dry heat, especially bread, pastry, cakes, etc.:
Nothing puts me into the Christmas spirit like the smells of holiday baking.

adjective

extremely hot:
It was unseasonably cold last week, but this week it's absolutely baking.
used in preparing food cooked with dry heat, especially bread, pastry, cakes, etc.:
I can't make cookies without a baking tray.
suited for use in pies, pastry, etc.: Compare cooking ( def 4 ), eating ( def 4 ).
Proper baking apples are needed for a good apple crumble.

baking

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noun

1. the process of cooking bread, cakes, etc
2. ( as modifier )
  a baking dish
the bread, cakes, etc, cooked at one time

adjective

(esp of weather) very hot and dry

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of baking¹

First recorded in 1300–50; 1650–60 baking fordef 3; Middle English; bake ( def ) + -ing ¹( def ) for the noun senses; bake ( def ) + -ing ²( def ) for the adjective senses

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I wasn’t cut out for baking, for the kind of real baking that required precision.

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She compares it to the sourdough baking trend that emerged during the early days of the coronavirus pandemic five years ago, during Trump's first term.

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Even buying a loaf of bread instead of baking your own from sourdough is too big a risk.

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For some, lockdown was a time of baking banana bread, rekindling relationships with family and getting fit.

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Freezing the dough solidifies the butter and ensures that it melts evenly during baking, leading to biscuits that rise higher and more evenly, with a texture that’s light yet sturdy.

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