Baking is a method of preparing food that uses dry heat, typically in an oven, but can also be done in hot ashes, or on hot stones. The most common baked item is bread, but many other types of foods can be baked like, cookies, brownie, cakes or my favorite baked good of all time the croissant. Not only is baking scinece, it's a labor of love and boy do I love to bake! Find your favorite recipe on Food Network.