What Is Baking?
Baking is the process of cooking food using dry heat, usually in an oven. It can be used to make a variety of foods such as cakes, breads, pastries and cookies. Baked goods are often made with flour, sugar, butter or oil and eggs for leavening agents like baking powder or yeast. The ingredients are mixed together and then placed into a preheated oven where they cook until done. Baking requires precise measurements and timing to ensure that the finished product has the desired texture and flavor.
The art of baking has been around since ancient times when people would use clay ovens heated by wood fires to bake their breads and other baked goods. Today there are many different types of baking techniques including convection baking which uses hot air circulated throughout the oven; steam-baking which adds moisture during cooking; microwave-baking which cooks quickly but may not produce consistent results; rotisserie-style baking which turns food on a spit over an open flame; deep frying which submerges food in hot oil; grilling which exposes food directly to high temperatures from below or above; smoking which infuses flavors through smoke particles suspended in air; sous vide cooking where vacuum sealed bags containing ingredients are cooked at low temperatures for long periods of time; no-knead dough recipes that require minimal kneading before being left overnight to rise slowly without any additional effort required from you!