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Bread with a high liquid-to-flour ratio
Batter bread is bread made with a substantial liquid-to-flour ratio, so that the dough is a batter. It is known for its ease of preparation. Batter bread
Batter_bread
American bread made with cornmeal
bread made with cornmeal, popular in the cuisine of the Southern United States, with origins in Native American cuisine. It is an example of batter bread
Cornbread
Flour mixture used before frying
kneaded. Batter is most often used for cake, pancakes and as a coating for fried foods. It is also used for a variety of batter breads. The word batter comes
Batter_(cooking)
Bread leavened with agents other than yeast
type of bread produced varies based predominantly on the method of mixing, the major flavoring, and the ratio of liquid in the batter. Some batters are thin
Quick_bread
Thin batter bread originating from South India
and Singapore English) is a thin, savoury batter bread in South Indian cuisine made from a fermented batter of ground black gram and rice. Dosas are served
Dosa_(food)
Various flatbreads and crêpes in Indian cuisine
dough for these breads is usually made with less water in order to reduce the oil soaked up when frying. In Southern India, a batter of rice and black
Indian_bread
American cornmeal flatbread
shawnee cake, or spider cornbread, is a cornmeal flatbread, a type of batter bread. An early North American staple food, it is prepared on the Atlantic
Johnnycake
Thin round cake made of eggs, milk, and flour
griddlecake, or flapjack, is a flat type of batter bread like cake, often thin and round, prepared from a starch-based batter that may contain eggs, milk, and butter
Pancake
Small unsweetened griddle bread
crumpet (/ˈkrʌmpɪt/ ) is a small griddle bread, originating from the United Kingdom, made from an unsweetened batter of water or milk, flour, and yeast. It
Crumpet
English sweet bun
bun or teacake, a type of batter bread, made with a yeast dough including cream and eggs, similar to the sweet brioche breads of France. Sometimes served
Sally_Lunn_bun
Slice of bread that has been fried
toast is a type of fried bread that is coated in an egg and milk batter before frying. A small slice (35 g) of fried bread provides 730 kilojoules (174
Fried_bread
Indian deep-fried snack
ingredients. The snack is prepared by dipping triangular bread slices in a spicy gram flour batter and frying them. Stuffing such as mashed potatoes is common
Bread_pakora
descriptions of redirect targets Dorayaki – Japanese confection Dosa – Thin batter bread originating from South India Dutch baby pancake – Pancake originating
List_of_pancakes
Flour-based baked sweet
batter and not a dough mixture. The word "cake" itself is of Viking origin, from the Old Norse word "kaka". The oldest cakes were essentially breads with
Cake
bread on the table. Homemade wheat breads are made in a rectangular tin similar to those in the United Kingdom. Spoon bread, also called batter bread
Bread_in_culture
Type of bread made with various proportions of flour from rye grain
used in chemically leavened quick bread recipes as well, either batter-type or dough-type (similar to Irish soda bread). In such cases, it can be used in
Rye_bread
Type of bread
water content, the mixture is either a dough or a batter; the latter results in a pancake-like bread. The dough is rested, during which it may undergo
Flatbread
Whole grain bread
Brown bread, in contrast to white bread, is bread made with significant amounts of whole grain flours, usually wheat sometimes with corn and or rye flours
Brown_bread
Residue of dried bread
moistened with buttermilk, raw egg, egg wash, or other liquid. Breading contrasts with batter, which is a grain-based liquid coating for food that produces
Breadcrumbs
Franchised brand of baked goods owned by the Quality Bakers of America
Miss Sunbeam Club," as they had no wounds as declared in the "batter-whipped" bread's promotional claim of "no holes" ensuring freshness and firmness
Sunbeam_Bread
Deep-fried battered onion slices
rings) generally consist of a cross-sectional "ring" of onion dipped in batter or bread crumbs and then deep fried; a variant is made with onion paste. While
Onion_ring
Bread baked with beer in the dough
the beer bread is not going to be eaten straight away, the flavors will become enhanced upon storage.[citation needed] Food portal Beer batter, a coating
Beer_bread
from cornmeal batter Lángos – Hungarian deep-fried flatbread made of a dough with flour, yeast, salt and water Mantecadas – Spongy sweet bread originating
List_of_quick_breads
Deep-fried savory food made from cornmeal batter
hushpuppy is a small, savory, deep-fried round ball made from cornmeal-based batter. Hushpuppies are frequently served as a side dish with seafood and other
Hushpuppy
Kitchen appliance used to crush food or make liquid
(1950) from Max Braun, which had an attachment with glass bowl to make batter bread and a juicer centrifuge like the one developed by Turmix.[citation needed]
Blender
Deep-fried chicken dish
vinegar, sugar, cornstarch, dried red chili peppers (whole), garlic. Batter / breading: egg, cornstarch. Dish: broccoli, chicken dark meat (cubed). Canada
General_Tso's_chicken
kidneys – Dish based on kidneys Dim sum – Chinese cuisine Dosa – Thin batter bread originating from South India Doughnut or Donut – Sweet food made from
List_of_breakfast_foods
Cornmeal pudding from the Southern United States
melted butter, beaten eggs, and any seasonings are stirred in, and the batter is poured into a buttered cast-iron skillet or baking dish and baked until
Spoonbread
French breads List of Indian breads List of Pakistani breads List of Swiss breads List of Uruguayan breads List of baked goods List of brand name breads List
List_of_breads
and products used in the foodservice industry including automated batter breading machines, sifter tables, and gyros electric knives. The company, which
Bettcher_Industries
Culinary traditions of Puerto Rico
throughout the island and used to make cookies, empanada dough, fry batter, bread, pancakes, and waffles.[citation needed] Arecibo is the biggest municipality
Puerto_Rican_cuisine
Type of bread
In the United States and Canada, a biscuit is a variety of quick bread with a firm, dry exterior and a soft, moist, crumbly interior, usually made on
Biscuit_(bread)
Type of bread
used to describe bread baked with sourdough, while the sourdough itself is referred to as a starter. In addition to leavening the bread, the fermentation
Sourdough
Serving of chopped ingredients formed into a disc
Ireland, traditional chippers often serve batter burgers (a beef-based patty dipped in batter and deep fried). A batter burger served as a sandwich is called
Patty
Fermented flatbread from Ethiopia and Eritrea
staple. Injera is central to the dining process in Amhara society, like bread or rice elsewhere,[citation needed] and is usually stored in the mesob.
Injera
Dish of fried bread and eggs
French bread is sold on the streets of Mumbai by hawkers and vendors. French toast in India is usually an unsweetened dish with no milk in the batter. The
French_toast
Overview of bread in the United States
the batter had risen more flour would be added until reaching the consistency of a bread dough, then shaped into loaves and set aside in a bread basket
Bread_in_American_cuisine
Bread from American cuisine
Pone is a type of baked or fried bread in American cuisine, and the Cuisine of the Southern United States. Pone could be made with corn, or some other
Pone_(food)
Dishes using bread as a main ingredient, listed by category
Hushpuppy – Deep-fried savory food made from cornmeal batter Khachapuri – Georgian cheese-filled bread Kirschenmichel – German dessert Kubdari – Georgian
List_of_bread_dishes
List of breads from the United States of America
common in white bread at that time such as alum and chlorine. Hot water corn bread Hushpuppy – savory food made from cornmeal batter that is deep fried
List_of_American_breads
Thick garlic sauce in Greek cuisine
of garlic in a base of potatoes, walnuts, almonds or liquid-soaked stale bread mixed with olive oil in to make a smooth emulsion, to which some vinegar
Skordalia
This is a list of baked goods. Baked goods are foods made from dough or batter and cooked by baking, a method of cooking food that uses prolonged dry heat
List_of_baked_goods
Jewish holiday
Passover noodles: Noodles prepared from potato flour and eggs, served in soup. Batter is fried like thin crepes, which are stacked, rolled up and sliced into
Passover
Hard, dry biscuit
biscuit or a twice-baked bread. It is sometimes used as a teether for babies. In some cultures, rusk is made of cake rather than bread: this is sometimes referred
Rusk
Various cake-shaped potato dishes
patty of hashed potatoes, a fried patty of mashed potato, a fried and battered slice of potato, or a flatbread made with mashed potato and flour. In Northern
Potato_cake
Baked goods
worked, while cake is made with a batter. The Food Standards Australia New Zealand agency classify them not as a bread or a cake, but in their own category
Scone
sweet breads. Sweet bread, also referred to as pan dulce, buns, or coffee bread, is a bread or cake that is typically sweet in flavor. Some sweet breads, such
List_of_sweet_breads
American fried ham and cheese sandwich
egg and pan-fried, though it may also be deep-fried in beer or pancake batter. Regional variations may include sliced turkey or caramelized onions. Some
Monte_Cristo_sandwich
Paste used in cooking
is a very general category that overlaps with others like yeasted breads and batter biscuits. Varying the ratio of liquid and flour in a basic pasta dough
Dough
Spongy bread originating from Somalia and Yemen.
gelatinize and act like gluten, helping the batter trap air. This makes the dough more stable and allows the bread to stay flexible enough to get the desired
Lahoh
Substance which liberates gas and thereby increases the volume of a dough or batter
(/ˈlɛvən/) or leavener, is any one of a number of substances used in doughs and batters that cause a foaming action (gas bubbles) that lightens and softens the
Leavening_agent
Small pickled and fermented cucumber
ippon-tsuke). Dill pickles can be fried, typically deep-fried with a breading or batter surrounding the spear or slice. This is a popular dish in the southern
Pickled_cucumber
Edible summer squash
cheese: filled with grated cheese mixed with beaten egg, dipped in frying batter, deep fried. Courgettes à la crème – Creamed: simmered in butter, bound
Zucchini
Spiced fritter originally from the Indian subcontinent
flour batter Onion and green leaf pakoras Onion pakoras served with mint chutney Chicken pakoras Close-up of spinach pakora Onion pakora Bread pakora
Pakora
Korean red bean pastry
and also at specialized stores around the country. Gyeongju bread is made using batter of eggs and wheat flour, with the red bean filling being almost
Hwangnam-ppang
Large round poached or boiled potato or bread dumplings, made without yeast
liver and a batter made of bread soaked in milk and seasoned with nutmeg or other spices, boiled in beef stock and served as a soup. Bread dumplings (Semmelknödel)
Knödel
cooking batter or dough in various forms. These are dishes where the batter or dough is deep fried such as fritters. These are dishes where the batter or dough
List_of_snack_foods
Dessert or savory dish
for dessert can be boiled and steamed puddings, baked puddings, bread puddings, batter puddings, milk puddings or jellies. The word pudding is believed
Pudding
South Korean egg bread snack
and vanilla extract. A whole egg is cracked onto the batter in each slot, and the egg breads are cooked until golden brown. Common toppings include
Gyeran-ppang
South Korean stuffed pastry
Bungeo-ppang (Korean: 붕어빵; lit. 'carp bread') is a fish-shaped pastry stuffed with sweetened red bean paste, which originated from the Japanese taiyaki
Bungeo-ppang
Various Portuguese sweet breads
Portuguese sweet bread refers to an enriched sweet bread or yeasted cake originating from Portugal. Historically, these sweet breads were generally reserved
Portuguese_sweet_bread
Japanese dish of battered, deep-fried fish or vegetables
Earlier Japanese deep-fried food was either simply fried without breading or batter or fried with rice flour.[citation needed] However, toward the end
Tempura
Deep-fried batter
(Pennsylvania German: Drechderkuche) is a sweet food, made by deep-frying batter. Versions are popular in many countries. In North America, it is found mainly
Funnel_cake
Thin pancake in French cuisine
French: [kʁɛp] , Quebec French: [kʁaɪ̯p] ) is a dish made from unleavened batter or dough that is cooked on a frying pan or a griddle. Crêpes are usually
Crêpe
Breaded deboned chicken meat pieces
all of the pieces in the desired spices and breading. The pieces are then fried in oil until the batter has set and the outside reaches the desired color
Chicken_nugget
Hopi cornmeal bread
Piki is a bread made from blue corn meal used in Hopi cuisine. Blue corn, a staple grain of the Hopi, is first reduced to a fine powder on a metate. It
Piki
Meat in breading or batter
braised cutlet is a dish made from coating a cutlet of meat with breading or batter and either frying or baking it. Breaded cutlet is known as schnitzel
Breaded_cutlet
Egg fried in a hole in a slice of bread
other names, is an egg fried in a hole in a slice of bread. The dish consists of a slice of bread with an egg in the middle, fried with butter or oil.
Egg_in_the_basket
Bread buried in hot ashes and cinders
Ash cake (also known as ash bread or fire cake) is a type of bread baked over a layer of heated stones or sand and covered in hot ashes, a practice still
Ash_cake
Indian traditional bread
Chhilka roti or chilka roti is a traditional bread of Jharkhand, India. It is prepared using rice flour and chana dal. It is served with chutney, vegetables
Chhilka_roti
Food (often sliced meat)
usually coated with flour, egg and bread crumbs, then fried in a pan with some oil. Australians eat lamb cutlets battered with egg yolk and breadcrumbs. Chicken
Cutlet
Stuffed chili pepper dish in Mexican cuisine
covered with egg batter and fried. It is served with tomato sauce or inside a bread bun. A variation on the classic recipe using egg batter rather than dipping
Chile_relleno
Traditional Irish potato pancake
griddle-cake. It is made the same way as boxty bread, with the addition of enough milk to achieve a batter consistency. Some recipes also add egg yolk or
Boxty
Algerian street dish
flans and consists of a chickpea batter topped with beaten egg and baked, served with harissa and cumin either hot on bread as a sandwich, or sliced into
Karantika
Québécois dessert
combination of these. During the worst of the Depression, stale bread was used in lieu of cake batter.[citation needed] The dessert is also sometimes called pouding
Pouding_chômeur
Cereal, seed, vegetable or root ground into powder
mill. Cereal flour, particularly wheat flour, is the main ingredient of bread, which is a staple food for many cultures. Archaeologists have found evidence
Flour
Deep-fried sweet or savoury snack
(튀김). Twigim is often battered and breaded, but there are varieties without breading, as well as varieties without breading and batter. Popular twigim dishes
Fritter
Device used to cook waffles
from the batter or dough placed between them. The plates are heated and the iron is closed while the waffle bakes. Waffles are a quick bread with a light
Waffle_iron
Part-raised flatbread or quickbread
may be related to the Greek bread maphula, a 'cake baked on a hearth or griddle', or from Old French mou-pain 'soft bread', which may have been altered
Muffin
Sandwiches. Hot dog variations List of bread dishes List of hamburgers List of submarine sandwich restaurants Sandwich bread Soup and sandwich Nicholls, Walter
List_of_sandwiches
Type of pasta or bread in Italian cuisine
sometimes referred to as testarolo, is a type of thin spongy pasta or bread in Italian cuisine that is prepared in circular sheets using water, flour
Testaroli
(walnut bread), one of the most popular traditional Kalash staples, made from batter mixed with nut meats and fried on a pan; Jã'u, (walnut bread) thick
Kalash_cuisine
Maghrebi potato fritter dish
'knotted') is a Maghrebi fritter made of a potato-based batter. In addition to puréed potato, the batter can contain garlic, salt, hot pepper, egg, and cheese
Ma'quda
Cake
of a kugelhopf (sweet yeast bread), one half of which was colored with molasses and spices to achieve a dark colored batter. Bakers next began to do the
Marble_cake
French sponge cake named after the city of Genoa
is suspended in the batter during mixing to provide volume. Genoise should not be confused with pain de Gênes (lit. 'Genoa bread'), which is made from
Genoise
Deep-fried battered banana or plantain
wheat, rice flour, tapioca or bread crumbs. Several recipes might add coconut milk or milk and vanilla extract into the batter to add aroma. Most traditional
Banana_fritter
Traditional English dish
a traditional British dish consisting of sausages in Yorkshire pudding batter, usually served with onion gravy, mashed potatoes and vegetables. Historically
Toad_in_the_hole
Culinary traditions of the Czech Republic
colloquially smažák) - a battered fried cheese usually of Edam type (also Hermelín), about 1cm thick, coated in flour, egg and bread crumbs like Wiener schnitzel
Czech_cuisine
Brazilian snack
and occasionally tomato sauce, turmeric. The coxinha is coated in batter, then in bread crumbs or manioc flour and deep fried. It is shaped to roughly resemble
Coxinha
Type of Indian bread
cheeldo is a crepe-like bread, originating in Andhra Pradesh, India, that is a variety of dosa. It is made with green gram batter, but, unlike a typical
Pesarattu
Portuguese sponge cake
other cakes or breads, yeast or baking powder is generally not used. Rather, to provide volume, air is suspended into the cake batter during mixing. There
Pão_de_Ló
German cake
on even layers of batter and then rotating the spit around a heat source. Each layer is allowed to brown before a new layer of batter is poured. When the
Baumkuchen
Open-faced sandwich
on a base of buttered white bread, two pieces of fish: a piece of steamed white fish on one half, a piece of fried, battered plaice on the other half. On
Smørrebrød
Cakes made with strawberries
strawberry as a primary ingredient. Strawberries may be used in the cake batter, atop the cake, and in the frosting. Strawberry cakes are typically served
Strawberry_cake
Converting carbohydrates to alcohol or acids using anaerobic microorganisms
beer, and cider. However, similar processes take place in the leavening of bread (CO2 produced by yeast activity), and in the preservation of sour foods
Fermentation in food processing
Fermentation_in_food_processing
Type of bread roll
A barm cake is a soft, round, flattish bread from North West England, traditionally leavened with barm. Bacon is often the filling for a barm cake, whether
Barm_cake
Italian dish
dish that consists of battered cheese, without any bread. The carrozza is prepared with mozzarella cheese, an egg wash and bread slices. It can be prepared
Carrozza_(sandwich)
Cake made from banana
puréed using a food processor or electric mixer and mixed into the cake batter, and the cake can also be topped or garnished with sliced bananas. Banana
Banana_cake
Food that consists of small pieces of dough
starchy sources), often wrapped around a filling. The dough can be based on bread, wheat or other flours, or potatoes, and it may be filled with meat, fish
Dumpling
English bread
A tea loaf or tea bread is an English bread, made with dried fruit and traditionally served sliced and spread with butter. It is seen as a very traditional
Tea_loaf
BATTER BREAD
BATTER BREAD
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, Chinese, Christian, English, German
Baker
Surname or Lastname
English (Devon)
English (Devon) : occupational name from Old French bateor ‘one who beats’, possibly denoting a textile or metal worker.
Male
German
German byname BAMBER means "short and fat."Â
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : unexplained.
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish (of Norman origin)
English and Scottish (of Norman origin) : habitational name from a place named as having been the site of a battle, from Old French bataille ‘battle’. In some cases, this may be Battle in Sussex, site of the Battle of Hastings,A John Battle from Yorkshire, England, settled in 1654 on the Nansemond, a stream in VA. His descendants became prominent in NC and GA.
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
The Grey Quail
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a barber, Anglo-Norman French barber, Old French barbier, from Late Latin barbarius, a derivative of barba ‘beard’. In the Middle Ages barbers not only cut hair and shaved beards, but also practised surgery and pulled teeth.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : occupational name from German Barbier ‘barber’.Catalan : occupational name for a barber, barber (see 1).Americanized form of any of numerous cognates of 1 in different languages, for example Spanish Barbero, Portuguese Barbeiro, French Barbier, Italian Barbieri.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from a pet form of Batt (1 or 2).
Surname or Lastname
German
German : topographic name for someone who lived by a meadow, from Matte 1 + -er, suffix denoting an inhabitant.English and Dutch : occupational name for a maker of mats, from an agent derivative of Middle English matte, Middle Dutch mat ‘mat’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Batty.Americanized spelling of German Bethe, from a short form of the personal names Elisabeth, Bertold, or Bertram.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a maker or seller of hats, Middle English hatter(e).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Batt.
Surname or Lastname
English (Midlands)
English (Midlands) : metonymic occupational name for a standard bearer, from Anglo-Norman French banere ‘flag’, ‘ensign’ (see Bannerman).German : occupational name for a standard bearer, Middle High German banier, Middle Low German banner, from French bannière ‘flag’, ‘standard’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a worker in wood or a nickname for a thin person, from an agent derivative of Middle English latt ‘thin narrow strip of wood’, ‘lath’ (Old English lætt).Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic) : occupational name for a cobbler, tinker, or the like, from an agent derivative of Yiddish laten ‘to patch’, ‘to repair’.
Surname or Lastname
Translation of French Lemieux.English
Translation of French Lemieux.English : nickname from Old English bētere ‘fighter’, ‘beater’. Reaney suggests it may also be a short form of the various occupational names ending with -better, for example Leadbetter.German (Bavarian) : metonymic occupational name for a maker of rosaries, from Bavarian better ‘rosary’ (from beten ‘to pray’).
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : unexplained; perhaps a variant of Setter.German and Dutch : unexplained.Norwegian : unexplained.Muslim : variant of Sattar.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Battle.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname for someone with some fancied resemblance to a bittern, perhaps in the booming quality of the voice, from Middle English, Old French butor ‘bittern’ (a word of obscure etymology).English and German : metonymic occupational name for a dairyman or seller of butter, from Old English butere ‘butter’, Middle High German buter.German : possibly a short form of any of the various compound names formed with Butter ‘butter’ (see 2).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname from Old French barateor, barateur ‘rogue’, ‘cheat’, ‘fraud’; alternatively, in some instances it may be from Old Norse barátta ‘beating’, ‘fight’, ‘battle’, hence by extension a troublemaker or quarrelsome man.
Male
Scandinavian
Scandinavian form of Old Norse Baldr, BALDER means "lord, prince." In mythology, this is the name of a son of Odin and Frigg.
BATTER BREAD
BATTER BREAD
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Marathi
Lightning Plant
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Cheerful; Be Glad
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Oriya
Born in Falgun; A Hindu Month; Arjun
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Sky Illuminator
Girl/Female
Indian, Tamil
God; Pretty Girl; Lovely; Sweet
Boy/Male
Latin
Lame.
Boy/Male
Hungarian
God is gracious'.
Boy/Male
Arabic, Australian
Holding High
Female
English
French unisex form of Latin Dominicus, DOMINIQUE means "belongs to the lord."
Boy/Male
American, British, English
Battlefield; From the Triangular Field
BATTER BREAD
BATTER BREAD
BATTER BREAD
BATTER BREAD
BATTER BREAD
n.
Any substance that is bitter. See Bitters.
n.
Barter.
v. t.
To beat with successive blows; to beat repeatedly and with violence, so as to bruise, shatter, or demolish; as, to batter a wall or rampart.
v. i.
To become better; to improve.
n.
Poison; venom; corrupt matter from a sore.
imp. & p. p.
of Batter
n.
One who bathes.
n.
The cant of a class; patois; as, thieves's patter; gypsies' patter.
v. t.
Having a peculiar, acrid, biting taste, like that of wormwood or an infusion of hops; as, a bitter medicine; bitter as aloes.
n.
Alt. of Battler
v. t.
To cover or spread with butter.
v. t.
To tease or annoy, as a badger when baited; to worry or irritate persistently.
n.
Affair worthy of account; thing of consequence; importance; significance; moment; -- chiefly in the phrases what matter ? no matter, and the like.
n.
A single combat; as, trial by battel. See Wager of battel, under Wager.
n.
Any substance resembling butter in degree of consistence, or other qualities, especially, in old chemistry, the chlorides, as butter of antimony, sesquichloride of antimony; also, certain concrete fat oils remaining nearly solid at ordinary temperatures, as butter of cacao, vegetable butter, shea butter.
a.
More advanced; more perfect; as, upon better acquaintance; a better knowledge of the subject.
v. i.
To form pus or matter, as an abscess; to maturate.
v. t.
To make bitter.
n.
A quick succession of slight sounds; as, the patter of rain; the patter of little feet.
a.
Having good qualities in a greater degree than another; as, a better man; a better physician; a better house; a better air.