Home›Breads, Flatbreads and Savory Pastries›Cooking Method›BakingCulinary TechniqueBakingDry-Heat Cooking MethodsReference and ClassificationVerifiedBaking is a dry-heat cooking method in which food is cooked by surrounding it with hot air, traditionally in an oven but also historically in hot ashes or on heated stones. It is most closely associated with bread, and also produces cakes, pastries, cookies and other goods built from a batter or dough; because it relies on enclosed, indirect heat rather than direct flame or radiant heat, baking cooks food more slowly and evenly than grilling or roasting over an open source, and it underlies nearly all leavened and unleavened breads worldwide.FactsBakingConnectionsIn the Other AtlasesSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsOrigin Period, From (Year)Well-attestedfrom -12,400 1Approximate, treated as circa 12,400 BCE from the reported age of about 14,400 years (2018 report); the exact calendar year depends on the radiocarbon dating convention used and is not resolved further here. Earliest currently known evidence, not necessarily the technique's true origin point.Origin RegionWell-attestedShubayqa 1, northeastern Jordan (earliest currently known archaeological evidence) 1This is the earliest currently known evidence of bread baking, not necessarily the technique's true first occurrence anywhere; baking on hot stones or in ashes may be older and undocumented.Equipment NeededWell-attestedOven 2BakingFilter Results26 entriesCuisineAllAfghan Cuisine (1)American Cuisine (2)Brazilian Cuisine (1)British Cuisine (4)Chilean Cuisine (1)Chinese Cuisine (2)Finnish Cuisine (1)French Cuisine (1)Georgian Cuisine (1)Greek Cuisine (1)Indian Cuisine (1)Indonesian Cuisine (1)Israeli Cuisine (1)Italian Cuisine (1)Middle Eastern Cuisine (1)Moroccan Cuisine (1)North African Cuisine (1)Polish Cuisine (1)South African Cuisine (2)Spanish Cuisine (1)Ukrainian Cuisine (1)West African Cuisine (1)CourseAllAppetizer (1)Dessert (3)Main Course (5)Side Dish (10)Snack or Street Food (7)Dietary SuitabilityAllContains Dairy or Egg (12)Contains Fish or Shellfish (1)Contains Meat or Poultry (7)Vegan (5)Vegetarian (7)Main IngredientAllBanana (1)Beef (3)Black Pepper (1)Butter (2)Cardamom (1)Cheese (3)Cherry (1)Durian (1)Egg (2)Flour (9)Ghee (1)Lamb (1)Maize (1)Margarine (1)Meat (1)Mozzarella (1)Onion (2)Poppy Seed (1)Pork (1)Rutabaga (1)Saffron (1)Salmon (1)Scallion (1)Semolina (1)Soy Sauce (1)Sugar (2)Sweet Potato (1)Wheat Flour (1)White Pepper (1)Yeast (2)Dish FamilyAllEast Asian Breads and Pastries (1)European Breads and Pastries (10)Latin American and Caribbean Breads and Pastries (3)Leavened Loaves and Historic Breads (2)Middle Eastern and North African Breads and Pastries (7)North American Breads and Pastries (2)Southeast Asian Breads and Pastries (1)Format/TypeAllEast Asian Breads and Pastries (1)European Breads and Pastries (10)Latin American and Caribbean Breads and Pastries (3)Leavened Loaves and Historic Breads (2)Middle Eastern and North African Breads and Pastries (7)North American Breads and Pastries (2)Southeast Asian Breads and Pastries (1)Origin RegionAllBelarus (1)Bolivia (1)Chile (1)China (1)Egypt (1)England (1)Finland (1)France (1)Galicia (1)Georgia (1)Indonesia (1)Iran (2)Israel (1)Italy (3)Lithuania (1)Morocco (1)Poland (1)Spain (1)The Middle East (1)Ukraine (1)United Kingdom (2)United States (2)Era (Origin Period)All-12400 (1)-10000 (1)1208 (1)1282 (1)1300 (1)1610 (1)1700 (1)1850 (1)1891 (1)TraditionAllBread Baking (11)Christmas Feast Traditions (1)Kashrut (Jewish Dietary Law) (1)Sourdough Bread Making (1)Street Food Culture (5)Tapas Culture (2)Yum Cha (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 26BagelBakingBasbousaBakingBeef WellingtonBakingBourekasBakingBreadBakingCherry PieBakingCornish PastyBakingCustard TartBakingEmpanadaBakingFlatbreadBakingHallullaBakingHerculaneum LoafBakingHujiao bingBakingKalakukkoBakingKnishBakingKūčiukaiBakingMeat pieBakingMedfounaBakingNaanBakingPizzaBakingPone (food)BakingPopoverBakingRoti bolenBakingSalteñaBakingShotiBakingTaftanBakingConnectionsAssociated WithBagel, Dishes Well-attested Prepares DishesPizza, Dishes Well-attested Source Pizza (Wikipedia)tier 3Pone (food), Dishes Well-attested Source Pone (food) (Wikipedia)Popover, Dishes Well-attested Source Popover, WikipediaQuindim, Dishes Well-attested Source Quindim (Wikipedia)Roti bolen, Dishes Well-attested Source Roti bolen (Wikipedia)Saffranspannkaka, Dishes Well-attested Source Saffranspannkaka (Wikipedia)Salteña, Dishes Well-attested Source Wikipedia: SalteñaShepherd's Pie, Dishes Well-attested Source Shepherd's Pie (Wikipedia)tier 2Shirred eggs, Dishes Well-attested Source Shirred eggs (Wikipedia)Shoti, Dishes Well-attested Source Shoti (Wikipedia)Stroopwafel, Dishes Well-attested Source Stroopwafel (Wikipedia)Stuffed Clam, Dishes Well-attested Source Stuffed clam (Wikipedia)Stuffed mushrooms, Dishes Well-attested Source Stuffed mushrooms (Wikipedia)Taftan, Dishes Well-attested Source Wikipedia: Taftan (bread)Showing 51 to 64 of 64 in Prepares Dishes, page 2 of 2.← Previous12In the Other AtlasesOriginated InJordanAlso in Geography Atlas: where this subject originated.Source Baking (Wikipedia)Sources1. Archaeologists Discover Evidence of Bread Baked Before the Advent of Agriculture (Smithsonian Magazine)Smithsonian MagazineDiscovery paragraphQuote, Discovery paragraphThe bread, which was found in northeast Jordan, dates back about 14,400 yearsView the Source2. Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts: 25 Cooking Techniques Every Cook Should KnowAuguste Escoffier School of Culinary ArtsSection 7, BakingQuote, Section 7, BakingThe oven surrounds ingredients with dry air, creating structure, lift, and even browning.View the SourceBaking (Wikipedia)WikipediaIntroductionBaking is a method of preparing food that uses dry heat, typically in an oven, hot ashes, or on hot stones. The most commonly baked foods in 2025 were bread and rolls.In Category: Culinary TechniquesIn Group: Roasting and Baking Methods, Lead paragraphBaking is a method of preparing food that uses dry heat, typically in an oven, hot ashes, or on hot stones.View the SourceShirred eggs (Wikipedia)Prepares Dishes: Shirred eggs, Lead sentenceQuote, Prepares Dishes: Shirred eggs, Lead sentenceShirred eggs, also known as baked eggs, are eggs that have been baked in a flat-bottomed dish; theView the SourceHujiao bing (Wikipedia)Prepares Dishes: Hujiao bing, Lead sentenceQuote, Prepares Dishes: Hujiao bing, Lead sentencehô͘-chio-piáⁿ; lit. 'black pepper cake or biscuit') is a type of baked bun that originated in city of Fuzhou, the capital of China's FujianView the SourceKumpir (Wikipedia)Prepares Dishes: Kumpir, Lead sentenceQuote, Prepares Dishes: Kumpir, Lead sentenceKumpir (also compire) is a baked potato with various fillings.View the SourceBagel (Wikipedia)tier 3WikipediaPrepares Dishes: Bagel, Lead sentenceQuote, Prepares Dishes: Bagel, Lead sentenceby hand into a torus or ring, briefly boiled in water, and then baked.View the SourceBaked potato (Wikipedia)Prepares Dishes: Baked Potato, Lead sentenceQuote, Prepares Dishes: Baked Potato, Lead sentenceA baked potato, also known in the United Kingdom as a jacket potato, is aView the SourceBeef Wellington (Wikipedia)tier 3WikipediaPrepares Dishes: Beef Wellington, Lead sentenceQuote, Prepares Dishes: Beef Wellington, Lead sentenceBeef Wellington is a baked dish made of beef fillet and duxelles wrapped in puff pastry.View the SourceBobotie (Wikipedia)tier 3WikipediaPrepares Dishes: Bobotie, Lead sentenceQuote, Prepares Dishes: Bobotie, Lead sentence) is a South African dish consisting of spiced minced meat baked with an egg-based topping.View the SourceNaan (Wikipedia)tier 3WikipediaPrepares Dishes: Naan, Lead sentenceQuote, Prepares Dishes: Naan, Lead sentenceNaan () is a leavened, oven-baked or tawa-fried flatbread, that can also be baked in a tandoor.View the SourceFlatbread - WikipediaPrepares Dishes: Flatbread, Lead sentenceQuote, Prepares Dishes: Flatbread, Lead sentenceThey are usually baked quickly at high temperatures and range from below one millimeter toView the SourceStroopwafel (Wikipedia)Prepares Dishes: Stroopwafel, Lead sentenceQuote, Prepares Dishes: Stroopwafel, Lead sentencewaffle') is a thin, round biscuit made from two layers of sweet baked dough held together by a treacle/syrup filling, often caramel.View the SourceBasbousa (Wikipedia)Prepares Dishes: Basbousa, Lead sentenceQuote, Prepares Dishes: Basbousa, Lead sentenceThe semolina batter is baked in a sheet pan, then sweetened with sugar syrup and typically cutView the SourcePasty (Wikipedia)Prepares Dishes: Cornish Pasty, Lead sentenceQuote, Prepares Dishes: Cornish Pasty, Lead sentenceA pasty ( PASS-tee) is a British baked turnover, a variety of which is particularly associated withView the SourceChicken Kiev (Wikipedia)tier 3WikipediaPrepares Dishes: Chicken Kiev, Lead sentenceQuote, Prepares Dishes: Chicken Kiev, Lead sentencebutter, then coated with egg and bread crumbs, and either fried or baked.View the SourceWikipedia: Taftan (bread)Prepares Dishes: Taftan, Lead sentenceQuote, Prepares Dishes: Taftan, Lead sentenceIt is made with refined flour, milk, yoghurt, and eggs and baked in a clay oven.View the SourceCustard tart (Wikipedia)Prepares Dishes: Custard Tart, Lead sentenceQuote, Prepares Dishes: Custard Tart, Lead sentenceCustard tarts or flan pâtissier/parisien are a baked tart consisting of an outer pastry crust filled with custard.View the SourceMacaroni pie (Wikipedia)Prepares Dishes: Macaroni pie, Lead sentenceQuote, Prepares Dishes: Macaroni pie, Lead sentenceMacaroni cheese pie is a pie dish based on baked macaroni and cheese.View the SourceKnish (Wikipedia)Prepares Dishes: Knish, Lead sentenceQuote, Prepares Dishes: Knish, Lead sentenceIt typically consists of a filling covered with dough that is baked or sometimes deep-fried.View the SourcePopover, WikipediaPrepares Dishes: Popover, Lead sentenceQuote, Prepares Dishes: Popover, Lead sentencefrom an egg batter similar to that of Yorkshire pudding, typically baked in muffin tins or dedicated popover pans, which have straight-walledView the SourceFlying Jacob (Wikipedia)Prepares Dishes: Flying Jacob, Lead sentenceQuote, Prepares Dishes: Flying Jacob, Lead sentenceThe dish is baked in an oven and is usually served with rice and a salad.View the SourceApple dumpling (Wikipedia)tier 3WikipediaPrepares Dishes: Apple dumpling, Lead sentenceQuote, Prepares Dishes: Apple dumpling, Lead sentenceAn apple dumpling is a baked or boiled pastry-wrapped apple.View the SourceWikipedia: PachamancaPrepares Dishes: Pachamanca, Lead sentenceQuote, Prepares Dishes: Pachamanca, Lead sentenceQuechua pacha "earth", manka "pot") is a traditional Peruvian dish baked with the aid of hot stones.View the SourceGigantes plaki (Wikipedia)Prepares Dishes: Gigantes plaki, Lead sentenceQuote, Prepares Dishes: Gigantes plaki, Lead sentenceγίγαντες πλακί pronounced [ˈʝiɣa(n)des plaˈci]) or Greek giant baked beans, is a Greek dish of large white beans baked in a tomato sauce.View the SourceShepherd's Pie (Wikipedia)tier 2WikipediaPrepares Dishes: Shepherd's Pie, Lead sentenceQuote, Prepares Dishes: Shepherd's Pie, Lead sentencea savoury dish of cooked minced meat topped with mashed potato and baked, formerly also called Sanders or Saunders.View the SourceMusakhan (Wikipedia)tier 3WikipediaPrepares Dishes: Musakhan, Lead sentenceQuote, Prepares Dishes: Musakhan, Lead sentencelit. 'reddened'), is a Palestinian dish composed of roasted chicken baked with onions, sumac, allspice, saffron, and fried pine nuts servedView the SourceBread (Wikipedia)tier 3WikipediaPrepares Dishes: Bread, Lead sentenceQuote, Prepares Dishes: Bread, Lead sentenceBread is a baked food product made from water, flour, and often yeast.View the SourceWikipedia: SalteñaPrepares Dishes: Salteña, Lead sentenceQuote, Prepares Dishes: Salteña, Lead sentenceA salteña is a Bolivian type of baked empanada, a type of turnover.View the SourceKalakukko (Wikipedia)Prepares Dishes: Kalakukko, Lead sentenceQuote, Prepares Dishes: Kalakukko, Lead sentencemade from fish (e.g., perch, vendace, loach, smelt, or salmon) baked inside a loaf of bread.View the SourceBourekas (Wikipedia)Prepares Dishes: Bourekas, Lead sentenceQuote, Prepares Dishes: Bourekas, Lead sentenceBourekas or burekas (Hebrew: בורקס, Ladino: burekas) are a baked turnover in Sephardic Jewish cuisine and Israeli cuisine.View the SourcePizza (Wikipedia)tier 3WikipediaPrepares Dishes: Pizza, Lead sentenceQuote, Prepares Dishes: Pizza, Lead sentencewheat-based dough topped with tomato, cheese, and other ingredients, baked at a high temperature, traditionally in a wood-fired oven.View the SourceBacalhau com natas (Wikipedia)Prepares Dishes: Bacalhau com Natas, Lead sentenceQuote, Prepares Dishes: Bacalhau com Natas, Lead sentenceThis dish consists of baked cod in the oven layered with onions, diced fried potatoes (orView the SourcePone (food) (Wikipedia)Prepares Dishes: Pone (food), Lead sentenceQuote, Prepares Dishes: Pone (food), Lead sentencePone is a type of baked or fried bread in American cuisine, and the Cuisine of the SouthernView the SourceEmpanada (Wikipedia)tier 3WikipediaPrepares Dishes: Empanada, Lead sentenceQuote, Prepares Dishes: Empanada, Lead sentenceAn empanada is a type of baked or fried turnover consisting of pastry and filling, common in Spain,View the SourceMeatloaf - WikipediaPrepares Dishes: Meatloaf, Lead sentenceQuote, Prepares Dishes: Meatloaf, Lead sentencewith other ingredients, formed into the shape of a loaf, then baked or smoked.View the SourceHerculaneum loaf (Wikipedia)Prepares Dishes: Herculaneum Loaf, Lead sentenceQuote, Prepares Dishes: Herculaneum Loaf, Lead sentenceThe Herculaneum loaf is a stamped sourdough loaf of bread that was baked in the town of Herculaneum shortly before the Eruption of MountView the SourceCherry pie (Wikipedia)Prepares Dishes: Cherry Pie, Lead sentenceQuote, Prepares Dishes: Cherry Pie, Lead sentenceCherry pie is a fruit pie baked with a cherry filling.View the SourceKugel (Wikipedia)Prepares Dishes: Kugel, Lead sentenceQuote, Prepares Dishes: Kugel, Lead sentenceKugel (Yiddish: קוגל kugl, pronounced [ˈkʊɡl̩] or [ˈkɪɡl̩]) is a baked casserole, most commonly made from egg noodles (lokshen) or shreddedView the SourceGreen bean casserole (Wikipedia)Prepares Dishes: Green bean casserole, Lead sentenceQuote, Prepares Dishes: Green bean casserole, Lead sentenceGreen bean casserole is an American baked dish consisting primarily of green beans, cream of mushroom soup,View the SourceShoti (Wikipedia)Prepares Dishes: Shoti, Lead sentenceQuote, Prepares Dishes: Shoti, Lead sentenceShoti is baked in a specific bakery called tone or torne/turne (old Georgian).View the SourceBacon Explosion (Wikipedia)Prepares Dishes: Bacon Explosion, Lead sentenceQuote, Prepares Dishes: Bacon Explosion, Lead sentenceThe American-football-sized dish is then smoked or baked.View the SourceBaked Alaska (Wikipedia)Prepares Dishes: Baked Alaska, Lead sentenceQuote, Prepares Dishes: Baked Alaska, Lead sentenceBaked Alaska, also known as Bombe Alaska, is a dessert consisting of iceView the SourceGratin dauphinois (Wikipedia)Prepares Dishes: Gratin dauphinois, Lead sentenceQuote, Prepares Dishes: Gratin dauphinois, Lead sentence( GRAT-a doh-fi-NWAH) is a French gratin of sliced raw potatoes baked in cream, from the Dauphiné region in south-eastern France.View the SourceCastagnaccio (Wikipedia)Prepares Dishes: Castagnaccio, Lead sentenceQuote, Prepares Dishes: Castagnaccio, Lead sentencea dough of chestnut, water, olive oil, pine nuts, and raisins, and baked.View the SourceBaked beans (Wikipedia)Prepares Dishes: Baked beans, Lead sentenceQuote, Prepares Dishes: Baked beans, Lead sentenceBaked beans are a dish traditionally containing white common beans thatView the SourceQuindim (Wikipedia)Prepares Dishes: Quindim, Lead sentenceQuote, Prepares Dishes: Quindim, Lead sentenceQuindim (Portuguese pronunciation: [kĩ ˈdʒĩ] ) is a popular Brazilian baked dessert of Portuguese heritage, made chiefly from sugar, egg yolksView the SourceBaked pork chop rice (Wikipedia)Prepares Dishes: Baked pork chop rice, Lead sentenceQuote, Prepares Dishes: Baked pork chop rice, Lead sentenceBaked pork chop rice (Chinese: 焗豬扒飯) is a Hong Kong-style Western dish.View the SourceMacaroni casserole (Wikipedia)Prepares Dishes: Macaroni casserole, Lead sentenceQuote, Prepares Dishes: Macaroni casserole, Lead sentenceMacaroni casserole is a dish of baked pasta, especially known as a staple in northern European homeView the SourceStuffed mushrooms (Wikipedia)Prepares Dishes: Stuffed mushrooms, Lead sentenceQuote, Prepares Dishes: Stuffed mushrooms, Lead sentenceMany fillings can be used, and the dish is typically baked or broiled.View the SourceFrikkadel (Wikipedia)Prepares Dishes: Frikkadel, Lead sentenceQuote, Prepares Dishes: Frikkadel, Lead sentenceFrikkadel is a traditional Afrikaner dish consisting of usually baked, but sometimes deep-fried, meatballs prepared with onion, bread,View the SourceMeat pie (Wikipedia)Prepares Dishes: Meat pie, Lead sentenceQuote, Prepares Dishes: Meat pie, Lead sentenceA meat pie is a pie baked with pastry with a filling of meat and often other savoryView the SourceLancashire hotpot (Wikipedia)Prepares Dishes: Lancashire hotpot, Lead sentenceQuote, Prepares Dishes: Lancashire hotpot, Lead sentenceof lamb or mutton and onion, topped with sliced potatoes and slowly baked in a pot at a low heat.View the SourceBacalhau à Zé do Pipo (Wikipedia)Prepares Dishes: Bacalhau à Zé do Pipo, Lead sentenceQuote, Prepares Dishes: Bacalhau à Zé do Pipo, Lead sentenceIt is an oven baked dish, consisting in layers of bacalhau (previously boiled inView the SourceStuffed clam (Wikipedia)Prepares Dishes: Stuffed Clam, Lead sentenceQuote, Prepares Dishes: Stuffed Clam, Lead sentenceIt consists of a breadcrumb and minced clam mixture that is baked on the half shell of a quahog hard shell clam.View the SourceHallulla (Wikipedia)Prepares Dishes: Hallulla, Lead sentenceQuote, Prepares Dishes: Hallulla, Lead sentenceThe hallulla is a flat round bread baked with vegetable (but sometimes also animal) shortening and is usedView the SourcePasta al forno (Wikipedia)Prepares Dishes: Pasta al forno, Lead sentenceQuote, Prepares Dishes: Pasta al forno, Lead sentencePasta al forno (lit. 'pasta to the oven', i.e. 'baked pasta'), also known as timballo di pasta ('pastaView the SourceOysters Bienville (Wikipedia)Prepares Dishes: Oysters Bienville, Lead sentenceQuote, Prepares Dishes: Oysters Bienville, Lead sentenceOysters Bienville is a traditional dish in New Orleans cuisine of baked oysters in a shrimp sauce.View the SourcePasta 'ncasciata (source article)Prepares Dishes: Pasta 'ncasciata, Lead sentenceQuote, Prepares Dishes: Pasta 'ncasciata, Lead sentencePasta 'ncasciata is a celebratory baked pasta dish originating in the Sicilian comune (municipality) ofView the SourcePickert (Wikipedia)Prepares Dishes: Pickert, Lead sentenceQuote, Prepares Dishes: Pickert, Lead sentenceA pickert (German: [ˈpɪkɐt] ) is a flat, fried or baked potato dish from Westphalia, Germany.View the SourceSaffranspannkaka (Wikipedia)Prepares Dishes: Saffranspannkaka, Lead sentenceQuote, Prepares Dishes: Saffranspannkaka, Lead sentencemilk, sugar, egg, chopped almonds, and saffron mixed together and baked.View the SourceKaalilaatikko (Wikipedia)Prepares Dishes: Kaalilaatikko, Lead sentenceQuote, Prepares Dishes: Kaalilaatikko, Lead sentenceCabbage casserole (Finnish: kaalilaatikko) is a traditional Finnish oven-baked casserole dish, typically made of cabbage, ground meat, riceView the SourceRoti bolen (Wikipedia)Prepares Dishes: Roti bolen, Lead sentenceQuote, Prepares Dishes: Roti bolen, Lead sentenceRoti bolen is an Indonesian baked bread pastry with crust layers similar to those of croissant, madeView the SourceKūčiukai (source article)Prepares Dishes: Kūčiukai, Lead sentenceQuote, Prepares Dishes: Kūčiukai, Lead sentenceThey are small, slightly sweet baked goods made from leavened dough and poppy seeds.View the SourceGâteau magique (source article)Prepares Dishes: Gâteau magique, Lead sentenceQuote, Prepares Dishes: Gâteau magique, Lead sentenceEnglish) is a French cake that forms three layers when the batter is baked.View the SourceÅland pancake (Wikipedia)Prepares Dishes: Åland pancake, Lead sentenceQuote, Prepares Dishes: Åland pancake, Lead sentence(Swedish: ålandspannkaka; Finnish: Ahvenanmaan pannukakku) is an oven-baked pancake traditionally made with semolina and flavoured withView the SourceMedfouna (Wikipedia)Prepares Dishes: Medfouna, Lead sentenceQuote, Prepares Dishes: Medfouna, Lead sentenceIt is prepared from a round-shaped dough that is stuffed and baked over a wood fire, soft inside and crispy outside.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. 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