Meaning of Bake | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The act of cooking food by baking.
2. Any of various baked dishes resembling casserole.
   Australia, New-Zealand, UK, especially
3. Any food item that is baked, such as a pastry.
4. A social event at which food (such as seafood) is baked, or at which baked food is served.
   US
5. A small, flat (or ball-shaped) cake of dough eaten mainly in Barbados, similar in appearance and ingredients to a pancake but fried (or sometimes roasted).
   Barbados, UK, US, sometimes

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Examples

“Taking one of her cakes or a tray of biscuits from the oven always gives her satisfaction and a moment of pride; that is, of course, unless there happens to be some little element that doesn't please her with the bake.”

“A fish bake made with cod chunks, sliced parboiled potatoes, […]”

“If you happen to have small, heat-proof glass or ceramic pots in your kitchen (known as ramekins) then you can make this very easy pasta bake in fun-size, individual portions.”

“Baking parchment should not be confused with greaseproof paper — the former has a non-stick coating and will ensure that your bakes lift out of the tin or off the baking sheets easily, the latter will have the opposite effect!”

“Traditionally made with flour, salt, yeast and a large amount of fat or lard, it is claimed that the beloved bake has fallen out of favour with younger people.”

“The central episode is the temporary burial of the novitiate; a shallow pit is excavated, and in this a fire is made, as for a fish bake; […]”

“I am about to launch a scheme for our local to invest a few dollars in a spot where the boys will know where to find company and pass a few hours or a week-end out in the fresh air and partake of shrimp bakes or fish fries and so forget the on-creeping years.”

“[…] also featured a fish bake, a dance, and a beach party[.]”

“For quotations using this term, see Citations:bake.”

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