English

Noun

bake-off ‎(plural bake-offs)

1. A cooking contest, especially one where competition is head-to-head, not limited to preparing food involving baking.

   The winner of the Pillsbury bake-off is obviously a very good cook and is respected for it.

Adjective

bake-off ‎(not comparable)

1. (of bread) Prepared in advance, to be finished off by baking.
   • 2004, Wadebridge Ecological Centre, The Ecologist: Volume 34

     In its most speeded-up form, bake-off bread might need only a few minutes in the oven to give it a crust and some colour.