Abstract: A cup-shaped mold for the shaping and baking of bread or cookie dough comprises an upper cupped molding member and a lower, slightly larger, cupped molding member. Each molding member has a flange horizontally extending from its edge. When the molding members are placed together with the dough between them, thereby forming the dough into cup-shaped, the flanges are in continuous contact along their length. During heating of the mold for baking, a plurality of clamps press the flanges together at between 0.5 and 1 p.s.i. to prevent escape of the dough from the mold while allowing partial escape of moisture from the mold.