What is the meaning of glaze in cooking?

Answer 1

In baking, the term glaze means a sweet topping. It is typically powdered sugar and milk or water. It is thinner than frosting and is drizzled over the top of muffins or coffee cakes. It's quick to make and adds sweetness to the baked item.

Answer 2

Glazing in cooking means to coat a food with a glaze. There are many types of glazes for different foods. A glaze on a ham will flavor the ham, whereas a glaze on bread will give the bread a lovely brown, somewhat shiny surface.

Answer 3

It simply means to create a glazed surface on food. For example, cooking vegetables with water, butter, and sugar will give the vegetables a nice glossy sauce.

Answer 4

A coating, usually sugar or egg white, that gives a shiny glassy surface to the food item.