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bagel |
a kind of bread roll that is shaped like a ring. Bagel dough is boiled in water before it is baked. |
baking powder |
a powder that is used to raise dough or batter during baking. |
baking soda |
a white powder used to raise dough or batter during baking. It is also used to settle an upset stomach. |
biscuit |
the British word for a small, sweet cake that is thin and crisp, baked from stiff dough. "Biscuit" often has the same meaning as "cookie." [1/3 definitions] |
bread |
a food made by baking a dough of flour or meal. [1/2 definitions] |
cookie |
a small, sweet, flat or ball-shaped cake baked from stiff dough. |
crust |
the slightly hard, baked dough on the outside of bread, pies, and other baked things. [1/5 definitions] |
Danish |
(informal) a light, flaky pastry that is made of raised dough, filled with cheese, fruit, or other sweet filling. Danishes are often criss-crossed with white icing. [1/3 definitions] |
Danish pastry |
a light, flaky pastry that is made of raised dough, filled with cheese, fruit, or other sweet filling. Danish pastries are often criss-crossed with white icing. |
dough |
Dough is a thick mixture of flour and a liquid such as water or milk. It often has things like butter, oil, sugar, or eggs in it too. When dough is baked, it becomes things like bread or cookies. |
noodle1 |
a flat, narrow strip of dough that has been dried. Noodles are boiled in water to make them soft for eating. |
pastry |
a dough of flour, shortening, and water that is baked and used for pie crusts. [2/3 definitions] |
pie1 |
A pie is a food that is baked in a round dish in an oven. It has a crust made of a flour dough, and the crust is filled with fruit or other types of filling. Many pies are sweet, like apple pie or cherry pie, but some pies, like meat pies, are not. |
pizza |
Pizza is a food that people eat for lunch or dinner. To make pizza, flour dough is made into a round shape and pressed flat. Then the dough is usually covered with tomato sauce and cheese and baked in an oven. Other things often go on top of pizza too, such as sausage or vegetables. |
rise |
When bread dough rises, it increases in size and becomes higher. [1/15 definitions] |
roll |
When you roll dough before baking, you make it flat with a thing that turns around and around as you move it over the dough. [1/11 definitions] |
rolling pin |
a hard, smooth cylinder of wood or marble with handles at each end. It is used to roll out dough. |
samosa |
A samosa is a kind of fried food that comes from India. A typical samosa is made with boiled potatoes, green peas, and spices wrapped in a thin dough made from wheat flour. The whole samosa is fried in oil. Samosas are very popular as an appetizer or snack. |
shell |
a piece of dough that is shaped in order to hold a filling, such as the filling for a pie or taco. A shell becomes crisp when it is baked or fried. [1/9 definitions] |
step |
A step is one part of a process. Making bread is an example of a process. The first step in making bread is to measure the flour. The second step is to add salt and other things that go into the bread. The last step is to bake the bread dough in the oven. [1/8 definitions] |
tamale |
a Mexican dish of ground meat wrapped in cornmeal dough. Tamales are cooked in corn husks. |
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