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batter

Flour and liquid mixture used to prepare food

EntityQ29493

Also known as cake batter · pancake batter · battered · Batter

Subclass of: slurry
, food
, material
+1 more

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Batter is a flour mixture with liquid and other ingredients such as sugar, salt, egg, milk and leavening used for cooking. Batters are a pourable consistency that cannot be 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.

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Made from material: flour
milk nature of statement: often
beaten egg nature of statement: sometimes
Has use: dipping
deep frying
baking
Different from: dough criterion used: viscosity

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