Baking is the technique of prolonged cooking of food by dry heat acting by convection, and not by radiation, normally in an oven. Sometimes baking is possible in hot ashes, or on hot stones It is primarily used for the preparation of bread, cakes, pastries and pies, cookies, crackers and tarts. Such items are sometimes referred to as “baked goods“, and are usualy sold at a bakery or grocery store.
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 casseroles and pasta dishes such as lasagna, and various other foods, such as the pretzel.
Meat may also be baked, but this is usually reserved for meatloaf, smaller cuts of whole meats, and whole meats that contain stuffing or coating such as breadcrumbs or buttermilk batter. Larger cuts prepared without stuffing or coating are more often roasted. Roasting is a similar process, using higher temperatures and shorter cooking times.
Baking can sometimes be combined with grilling to produce a hybrid barbecue variant, by using both methods simultaneously or one before the other, cooking twice. Baking is connected to barbecuing because the concept of the masonry oven is similar to that of a smoke pit.
The baking process does not require any fat to be used to cook in an oven but little bit of olive/corn oil is usually added into the process.
YouTube video where Baker is baking/making bread in bakery.
Video description contains bakery location as well. Video is from Burbidge’s Bakery in Andover, Hampshire, United Kingdom. This bakery is family run business of master bakers that produce bread and cakes. This video shows how bakers work behind the scenes.
Burbidge’s Bakery was established in 1901 and have been serving local comunity for many years. They have allways produced quality, consisteny and innovation in all products. Bakery is also comited to buying the highest quality ingredients.
The song in this video is “Bakerman” by Laid Back.
Song lyrics expert:
Bakerman is baking bread bakerman is baking bread
sagabona kunjani wena sagabona kunjani wena
Laid the night train is coming got to keep on running
the night train is coming got to keep on running …
Bread is a staple food prepared basically by cooking/baking a dough of flour and water. Most of the time additional ingredients are used as well. Doughs are usually baked. In some cuisines breads are steamed, fried or baked on an unoiled skillet.
Following are very common ingredients used: salt, fat, yeast, baking soda. Leavening agents are very important in bread making process. Bread may contain other ingredients: sugar, egg, spice, fruit (such as raisins), nuts (such as walnuts), seeds (such as poppy seeds or sunflower seeds) or vegetables (such as onion or garlic).
Dating back to the Neolithic era bread is one of the oldest prepared foods. The development of leavened bread can probably also be traced to prehistoric times.