Baking & Pastry
This category encompasses a wide range of foods prepared by baking in an oven. Baking typically involves dry heat and often utilizes ingredients like flour, sugar, eggs, butter, and other fats. Pastry is a sub-category that focuses on dough-based items that can be sweet or savory, often with flaky or delicate textures. Examples include breads, cakes, cookies, pies, tarts, croissants, and various other leavened and unleavened baked goods. Precision in measurements and techniques is often crucial in baking and pastry.
