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pastry / baked goods
A collective term for various small, usually sweet baked goods made from dough, such as cookies, biscuits, pieces of cake, or puff pastry items.
Zum Kaffee reichte sie eine Platte mit frischem Gebäck.
With coffee, she served a platter of fresh pastries.
The word consists of the prefix 'Ge-' and the stem of 'backen' (to bake). The prefix 'Ge-' forms a collective term here, as in 'Gebirge' (mountains) or 'Gewitter' (lightning and thunder).
Das ganze Gebäck war selbst gemacht.
All the pastries were homemade.
'Gebäck' (pastry/baked goods) is a collective term and therefore uncountable. It is always used in the singular, even when talking about many pieces. If you want to refer to one individual item, you say 'ein Stück Gebäck' (a piece of pastry).
Ich hätte gern ein Stück Gebäck zum Kaffee.
I would like a piece of pastry with my coffee.
Common adjectives used with 'Gebäck' (pastry/baked goods) are 'frisches Gebäck' (fresh pastries), 'süßes Gebäck' (sweet pastries), or 'herzhaftes Gebäck' (savory pastries). People often eat it 'zum Kaffee' (with coffee) or 'zum Tee' (with tea).
In der Bäckerei duftet es nach frischem Gebäck.
The bakery smells of fresh pastries.
bread
'das Brot' and 'das Gebäck' both have to do with baked goods. However, 'Brot' is a specific staple food, usually not sweet, that people often eat in slices. 'Gebäck' is a collective term for small baked goods, usually sweet ones, such as cookies, biscuits, or small pastries. The words can be confused because both are baked from dough. When talking about a normal food for breakfast or dinner, 'Brot' fits. When you mean small sweet baked goods for coffee, guests, or a celebration, 'Gebäck' fits better.
Für den Besuch stellt Sofia Kaffee und Gebäck auf den Tisch.
For the visitors, Sofia puts coffee and pastries on the table.
Das Brot auf dem Tisch ist noch warm und riecht sehr gut.
The bread on the table is still warm and smells very good.