Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bake something blind

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.81 in modern English

Syllables: bake -some-thing blind
IPA

33

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

3

Syllables

14

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To bake an unfilled pie crust or tart shell.

Example Sentences

"Brush a pastry case with egg white before baking it blind. This will prevent it from going soggy when the contents are added."
"He had prepared the pastry-case two days ago and baked it blind in a hot oven, the pastry weighted with beans so it would not fluff up."
"Line the pastry case with greaseproof paper, fill with baking beans and bake it blind for 10 minutes. Remove the paper and beans and put the tart back in the oven for another 5 minutes to dry out the base."
"Now Amal takes her shortcrust pastry out of the freezer, bakes it blind for the tarte au chocolat, melts the dark chocolate with cream and a little butter, squeezes lemons for the tarte au citron, then whips egg white for the pavlova, which Youssef is allowed to decorate with fresh berries later, under close supervision."

Inflected Forms

bakes something blind (present, singular) baking something blind (participle, present) baked something blind (participle, past) baked something blind (past)

Phrases

blind baking baking beans

Frequently Paired Words

baking beans

Questions

What does bake something blind mean?: To bake an unfilled pie crust or tart shell.

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