Making bread or pastry (6)
I believe the answer is:
baking
'making bread or pastry' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for baking that I've seen before include "Making bread, cakes etc" , "Cooking by dry heat" , "theme in Hollywood TV shows" , "Very hot; making bread" , "Making bread, cake, etc." .)