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dough-baked

dough-baked

4.2
Food made with dough as the outside layer or base
  • adjective
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  • She prefers dough-baked bread over the store-bought kind for its rustic flavor.

Examples

  • Try our signature dough-baked empanadas, made fresh daily.

  • The dough-baked cookies came out of the oven golden and delicious.

  • The dough-baked pizza was delicious.

  • I love dough-baked bread with butter.

  • She enjoys the flavor of dough-baked bread made from scratch at home.

  • The chef presented a variety of dough-baked pastries that were freshly made.

  • At the bakery, you can find dough-baked pizzas that are crispy and flavorful.

Surface Forms

dough-baked positive

Morphology

dough-baked = dough + baked (transparent) = dough + bake + ed

The meaning is a straightforward combination of 'dough' and 'baked' (i.e., baked using dough), which a B1 learner who knows both components can derive.

Etymology

Dough-baked comes from two simple words: dough meaning 'soft bread mix' and bake meaning 'to cook in an oven', just like in doughnut or baker. So, dough-baked describes food that is cooked with dough as the main base or covering.