Gebackene

Gebackene is the attributive form of the past participle gebacken (to bake) used in German to describe food that has been baked. It functions as an adjective and is commonly found in cooking, bakery, and menu contexts. The form changes according to gender, number, and case, so you can encounter das gebackene Brot, die gebackenen Brötchen, die gebackene Torte, or gebackene Kartoffeln.

In everyday usage gebackene indicates that the item has been prepared by baking in an oven or similar dry-heat method. It is distinct from other cooking verbs such as rösten (to roast) or braten (to fry), though in some contexts roasted potatoes may be described as gebackene Kartoffeln as well. The adjective can appear before the noun in a noun phrase (attributive position) or, less commonly, after a linking verb in passive or adjectival constructions.

Examples include gebackenes Brot (baked bread), gebackene Brötchen (baked rolls), gebackene Kartoffeln (baked potatoes), and eine gebackene Torte (a baked cake). On menus and product labels, the phrase gebackene often appears in plural form as die gebackenen Brötchen or gebackene Kartoffeln, reflecting the standard adjective endings after definite articles.

Originating from the verb backen with the German prefix ge-, gebacken forms an adjective used to specify a preparation method. While gebacken as a past participle is also used in perfect tenses (ich habe Brot gebacken), gebackene as an attributive adjective emphasizes the baked quality of the item.