batter bread
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of batter bread
An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900
Example Sentences
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AKA batter bread, this is the base recipe used in such things as apple bread, banana bread and the French savoury cake studded with everything from bacon and olives.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 12, 2020
The Hampton spots were done to a turn; the biscuit were light and fluffy, and as I had seen to the batter bread, if I do say it who shouldn't, it was about perfect.
From Vacation with the Tucker Twins by Nell Speed
"If you will sit down, I'll tell Delily to bring in some batter bread."
From The Miller Of Old Church by Ellen Anderson Gholson Glasgow
They broiled the meat on sharpened sticks, using the skillets for batter bread; they grinned at the sugar before they dropped it in, they purred over the coffee.
From The Long Roll by Mary Johnston
I did get out in the kitchen just in time to keep her from putting sugar in the batter bread, something she had picked up in school from her Northern teachers.
From Vacation with the Tucker Twins by Nell Speed
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