baking — 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,… … Universalium
Baking — Bake Bake (b[=a]k), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Baked} (b[=a]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Baking}.] [AS. bacan; akin to D. bakken, OHG. bacchan, G. backen, Icel. & Sw. baka, Dan. bage, Gr. fw gein to roast.] 1. To prepare, as food, by cooking in a dry heat,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Stone skipping — A stone skipping on calm water in Patagonia Stone skipping is a pastime which involves throwing a stone with a flattened surface across a lake or other body of water in such a way that it bounces off the surface of the water. The object of the… … Wikipedia
Stone Age Poland — The Stone Age era on the lands of today s Poland lasted five hundred thousand years and involved three different human species. The Stone Age cultures ranged from early human groups with primitive tools to advanced agricultural societies using… … Wikipedia
COOKING AND BAKING — In biblical times cooking or baking was generally done in the courtyard or kitchen, either in a hearth or an oven. In seasons of intensive labor in the field people encamped in the fields (Gen. 37:17), while in other seasons they returned to… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Piki — (or piki bread) is a thin dry rolled bread made by the Hopi out of corn meal, obtaining its dark grayish blue color and unique flavor due to the use of blue corn and culinary ash. The light, thin sheets are dry to the point of brittleness, melt… … Wikipedia
Baxenden — infobox UK place country = England latitude= 53.734183 longitude= 2.341116 population= 4,300 official name= Baxenden map type= Lancashire shire district= Hyndburn shire county = Lancashire region= North West England constituency westminster=… … Wikipedia
Outdoor cooking — for information on more outdoor techniques, see Grilling and Barbecue. Cooking in the outdoors using heated stone … Wikipedia
Ancient Israelite cuisine — refers to the food eaten by the ancient Israelites during a period of over a thousand years, from the beginning of the Israelite presence in the Land of Israel at the beginning of the Iron Age until the Roman period. The dietary staples were… … Wikipedia
Flour — For other uses, see Flour (disambiguation). A paper sack of wheat flour, with a metal measuring scoop. Flour is a powder which is made from grinding cereal grains, other seeds or roots (like Cassava). It is the main ingredient of bread, which is… … Wikipedia
