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Batter

Meaning in culinary arts & cooking, with examples

nounCore term

In culinary arts & cooking, batter means: A pourable or spoonable mixture, usually based on flour and liquid, used for cakes or coatings.

In Turkish: akışkan hamur karışımı

How it is used

Contrast with dough: batter is generally too loose to knead or shape by hand.

Example sentences

  1. Pour the pancake batter into the centre of the pan.

    The mixture spreads because it has a flowing consistency.

  2. The fish was dipped in batter before frying.

    Batter can form a coating rather than the whole dish.

Common collocations

  • pancake batter
  • fish batter
  • deep-fryTo cook food by putting it completely under hot oil, usually between about 160°C and 190°C, until it is crisp and golden.
  • bakeTo cook food with dry heat in an oven, especially bread, cakes, pastry, biscuits and dishes covered with a crust or sauce.

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