"baking beans" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} baking beans pl (plural only)
  1. (baking) Small heat-resistant weights, usually ceramic or metal, used to hold pastry down during blind baking in order for it to not puff up or shrink. Tags: plural, plural-only Related terms: bake something blind
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