n. 1. The act or process of cooking in an oven, or of drying and hardening by heat or cold. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. The quantity baked at once; a batch; as, a baking of bread. [ 1913 Webster ]
Baking powder, a substitute for yeast, usually consisting of an acid, a carbonate, and a little farinaceous matter. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. In a hot or baking manner. [ 1913 Webster ]