A method of cooking that employs dry-heat in a closed chamber This is similar to roasting, however, the term is usually applied to pastries, pies, and breads, where roasting usually applies to meats and game
You can use baking to describe weather or a place that is very hot indeed. a baking July day The coffins stood in the baking heat surrounded by mourners. the baking Jordanian desert. Baking is also an adverb. the baking hot summer of 1969. see also bake. the activity of making cakes, bread etc. used to say that a person or place is very hot. 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, oils), eggs, milk, and sugars. These are mixed together to create dough or batter, which is then transferred to a pan or sheet and heated. Leavening agents produce gas that becomes trapped in the dough, causing it to rise. Shortening makes doughs more easily workable and the final product more tender. Egg whites are used to produce a light, airy texture, and yolks contribute colour, flavour, and texture. Milk is used for moistening and flavouring and sugars for sweetening and aiding fermentation