1. the process of partially baking bread or other baked goods before final cooking or sale
Usage: culinary/baking term

1. to bake (bread or other baked goods) partially, typically to be finished cooking later
Usage: culinary/baking term; present participle of parbake

Examples

• The bakery uses parbaking to prepare fresh bread for morning delivery.
• Parbaking allows restaurants to finish baking bread to order throughout the day.
• The frozen bread dough was parbaked before being shipped to stores.
• Many commercial bakeries rely on parbaking to maintain product freshness.
• The chef is parbaking the rolls so they can be finished in the oven just before service.