baking — Process of cooking by dry heat, especially in an oven. Baked products include bread, cookies, pies, and pastries. Ingredients used in baking include flour, water, leavening agents (baker s yeast, baking soda, baking powder), shortening (fats,… … Universalium
Oven — depicted in a painting by Jean François Millet An oven is a thermally insulated chamber used for the heating, baking or drying of a substance.[1] It is most commonly used for cooking … Wikipedia
Oven — Ov en ([u^]v n), n. [AS. ofen; akin to D. oven, OHG. ofan, ovan, G. ofen, Icel. ofn, Dan. ovn, Sw. ugn, Goth. a[ u]hns, Gr. ipno s, Skr. ukh[=a] pot.] A place arched over with brick or stonework, and used for baking, heating, or drying; hence,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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. [Oxford English Dictionary] It is primarily used for the preparation of bread,… … Wikipedia
Baking — Bak ing, n. 1. The act or process of cooking in an oven, or of drying and hardening by heat or cold. [1913 Webster] 2. The quantity baked at once; a batch; as, a baking of bread. [1913 Webster] {Baking powder}, a substitute for yeast, usually… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Baking powder — Baking Bak ing, n. 1. The act or process of cooking in an oven, or of drying and hardening by heat or cold. [1913 Webster] 2. The quantity baked at once; a batch; as, a baking of bread. [1913 Webster] {Baking powder}, a substitute for yeast,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
baking powder — baking powders N MASS Baking powder is an ingredient used in cake making. It causes cakes to rise when they are in the oven … English dictionary
baking sheet — baking sheets N COUNT A baking sheet is a flat piece of metal on which you bake foods such as biscuits or pies in an oven … English dictionary
oven — [uv′ən] n. [ME < OE ofen, akin to Ger < IE base * auqw , cooking vessel > L aulla, olla] a compartment or receptacle for baking or roasting food or for heating or drying things … English World dictionary
Oven temperatures — Common oven temperatures (such as terms: cool oven, very slow oven, slow oven, moderate oven, hot oven, fast oven, etc.) are set to control the effects of baking in an oven, for various lengths of time. Standard phrases Table of equivalent… … Wikipedia