This is the 10881st most frequent Russian word.
выпекали
"Baked."
The verb 'выпекали' is in the past tense plural form, indicating an ongoing action of baking bread continuously throughout the day.
Они выпекали хлеб весь день.
They were baking bread all day.
The verb 'выпекали' is used in the past tense plural form to describe repeated actions of baking pies during the past.
Когда мы были в деревне, мы часто выпекали пироги.
When we were in the countryside, we often baked pies.
Here, 'выпекали' signals an action done by 'пекари' (bakers) in the past to produce a large quantity of buns, emphasizing their preparation effort for the event.