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baking tray

baking tray

1 2.3
A flat metal pan used in an oven to bake food like cookies
  • noun
  • /ˈbeɪkɪŋ treɪ/
  • UK
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  • On your baking tray, place a piece of parchment paper.
  • baking tray with foil
  • baking tray, roasting pan

Says what you need medium bowl, baking tray, frying pan, kitchen paper.

Examples

  • Place spoonfuls of the mixture on baking trays, leaving enough room between each for biscuits to spread.

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  • Carefully remove the hot baking tray from the oven to prevent burns.

  • Double line your baking tray.

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  • For instance, I would spread out some newspaper in an old baking tray and put it in the back.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • Do you want to get out a baking tray and some foil?

  • When you dump the second batch of apples onto your baking tray, place the pan back over medium heat and add the tablespoon of butter, the apple juice, and a pinch of salt.

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  • Combine the tea and salt on a baking tray, bake for 8-12 minutes or until crisp, transfer to a mortar, and grind with a pestle to a powder consistency.

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  • Roast the vegetables on a baking tray for 30 to 45 minutes, or until they are tender.

  • Before baking cookies, make sure to line the baking tray with parchment paper.

Synonyms

tray
vsbaking tray
311 1.0

A flat, shallow container used to carry or hold food and dishes

is designed for oven baking rather than for holding or serving items
cookie sheet
vsbaking tray
  • US
9 1.6

A flat metal tray that you use to bake cookies in an oven

is broader, used for baking many different foods not only small sweet items

How Deep

baking tray
  • UK
1 2.3
cookie sheet
  • US
9 1.6

Surface Forms

baking tray singular
baking trays plural

Morphology

baking + tray

The meaning 'a tray used for baking' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'baking' (making food in an oven) with 'tray' (a flat container). This is a straightforward noun + noun/compound modification pattern common across languages, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents will readily infer the MWE meaning.

Etymology

Baking tray comes from a simple, literal picture: a flat tray put into an oven for baking, often with cookies or bread on it. That's why it means 'a flat sheet or pan used to bake food'.