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  (bāk) pronunciation

v., baked, bak·ing, bakes.

v.tr.
  1. To cook (food) with dry heat, especially in an oven.
  2. To harden or dry (something) by subjecting to heat in or as if in an oven: bake bricks.
v.intr.
  1. To cook food with dry heat.
  2. To become hardened or dry by or as if by having been subjected to the heat of an oven.
n.
    1. The act or process of baking.
    2. An amount baked.
  1. A social gathering at which food is cooked by baking and then served.

[Middle English baken, from Old English bacan.]


 
 

Caribbean (Trinidadian); fried biscuits made with baking powder dough. See also floats.

 

To cook food in an oven, thereby surrounding it with dry heat. It's imperative to know the accurate temperature of an oven. Because most of them bake either hotter or cooler than their gauges read, an oven thermometer is vital for accurate temperature readings.

 
Thesaurus: bake

verb

    To feel or look hot: broil, burn, roast, swelter. See hot/cold/lukewarm.

 
pronunciation

IN BRIEF: v. - Cook and make edible by putting in a hot oven.

pronunciation The magnitude of an action may change not only the strength of its impact, but the direction. If you became a dentist, for example, you would certainly be an asset to our society. But what if everyone became a dentist? Who would bake the bread? — Marilyn vos Savant

 
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Some examples of baked food.
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Some examples of baked food.

Baking is the technique of prolonged cooking of food by dry heat acting by conduction, and not by radiation, normally in an oven, but also in hot ashes, or on hot stones.[1] It is primarily used for the preparation of bread, cakes, pastries and pies, tarts, and quiches. Such items are sometimes referred to as "baked goods," and are sold at a bakery. A person who prepares baked goods as a profession is called a baker. It is also used for the preparation of baked potatoes; baked apples; baked beans; some pasta dishes, such as lasagne; and various other foods, such as the pretzel.

Many domestic ovens are provided with two heating elements: one for baking, using convection and conduction to heat the food; and one for broiling or grilling, heating mainly by radiation. Meat may be baked, but is more often roasted, a similar process, using higher temperatures and shorter cooking times.

Items other than foodstuffs can be baked, such as things made of clay and Creepy Crawlers.


Overview

The dry heat of baking changes the structures of starches in the food and causes its outer surfaces to brown, giving it an attractive appearance and taste, while partially sealing in the food's moisture. The browning is caused by caramelization of sugars and the Maillard reaction. Moisture is never really entirely "sealed in", however; over time, an item being baked will become dry. This is often an advantage, especially in situations where drying is the desired outcome, for example in drying herbs or in roasting certain types of vegetables. The most common baked item is bread. Variations in the ovens, ingredients and recipes used in the baking of bread result in the wide variety of breads produced around the world.

Some foods are surrounded with moisture during baking by placing a small amount of liquid (such as water or broth) in the bottom of a closed pan, and letting it steam up around the food, a method commonly known as braising.

Over time breads become hard in a process known as going stale. This is not primarily due to moisture being lost from the baked products, but more a reorganization of the way in which the water and starch are associated over time. This process is similar to recrystallization, and is promoted by storage at cool temperatures, such as those of a domestic refrigerator.

Ingredients often used in baking

See also

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Translations: Translations for: Bake

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - bage, stege
v. intr. - blive brændt, modnes
n. - bagning, stegning

idioms:

  • baked beans    baked beans, bagte bønner
  • baking powder    bagepulver
  • baking soda    tvekulsurt natron

Nederlands (Dutch)
bakken, braden

Français (French)
v. tr. - (Culin) faire cuire au four, cuire au four (une brique)
v. intr. - cuire au four (des gâteaux), cuire (une poterie), (fig) cuire, griller
n. - plat

idioms:

  • baked beans    haricots blancs à la sauce tomate
  • baking powder    levure chimique
  • baking soda    bicarbonate de soude

Deutsch (German)
v. - backen
n. - Party, auf der Gebäck gegessen wird, Keks

idioms:

  • baked beans    gebackene Bohnen
  • baking powder    Backpulver
  • baking soda    Natron

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - ψήνω/-ομαι, ξεροψήνω/-ομαι, φουρνίζω, ξεραίνω
n. - ψήσιμο, φουρνιά, πάρτι με φαγητά φούρνου

idioms:

  • baked beans    φασόλια φούρνου
  • baking powder    τεχνητή μαγιά, μπέικιν πάουντερ
  • baking soda    σόδα μαγειρικής

Italiano (Italian)
cuocere al forno

idioms:

  • baked beans    fagioli al forno (in scatola)
  • baking powder    lievito in polvere
  • baking soda    bicarbonato di sodio

Português (Portuguese)
v. - assar, endurecer, fazer muito calor
n. - assadura (f), endurecimento (m)

idioms:

  • baked beans    feijão (m) cozido com molho de tomate (Brit.)
  • baking powder    fermento (m) em pó
  • baking soda    bicarbonato (m) de sódio

Русский (Russian)
печь, запекать

idioms:

  • baked beans    фасоль из банки
  • baking powder    пекарный порошок
  • baking soda    пищевая сода

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - cocer en el horno, hornear, asar
v. intr. - cocerse, hornearse, asarse
n. - cosa cocida al horno, cocción al horno

idioms:

  • baked beans    frijoles cocidos en salsa de tomate
  • baking powder    levadura en polvo
  • baking soda    bicarbonato de soda

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - baka, grädda
n. - bak ( med bakverk)

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
烘, 烤, 烧硬, 烘干, 晒黑, 烘面包, 被晒黑, 被烘干, 感到极热, 聚餐会, 烘烤成的食品

idioms:

  • baked beans    烘豆, 烤豆子
  • baking powder    发酵粉
  • baking soda    小苏打

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 烘, 烤, 燒硬, 烘乾, 曬黑
v. intr. - 烘麵包, 被曬黑, 被烘乾, 感到極熱
n. - 烘, 烤, 聚餐會, 烘烤成的食品

idioms:

  • baked beans    烘豆, 烤豆子
  • baking powder    發酵粉
  • baking soda    小蘇打

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 굽다, ~을 태우다
v. intr. - 구워지다
n. - 굽기, 비스켓

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 焼く, 焼き固める, からからにする, パンなどを焼く, 焼ける
n. - パン焼き, ひと焼き分

idioms:

  • baked beans    ベークトビーンズ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يخبز, يحمص (الاسم) خبيز‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮אפה, היקשה בחימום‬
v. intr. - ‮השתזף, התחמם‬
n. - ‮אפייה‬


 
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