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patty pan

American  

noun

  1. a small pan for baking patties.


Etymology

Origin of patty pan

First recorded in 1685–95

Example Sentences

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They also get special perks including access to Rider family recipes like a stuffed patty pan squash filled with sausage, tomatoes and onions, topped with panko and cheese and baked for 45 minutes.

From Washington Times • Jul. 28, 2018

To test, sprinkle a teaspoonful of flour in a patty pan, and put in the oven for five minutes.

From The Healthy Life Cook Book, 2d ed. by Daniel, Florence

There were cunning little dishes of mashed potato and cranberry sauce, and some celery in a tiny tumbler, and the smallest squash pie baked in a patty pan.

From Good Cheer Stories Every Child Should Know by Dickinson, Asa Don

"The patty pan that held up the pie-crust," said Duchess, blushing under her black coat.

From The Great Big Treasury of Beatrix Potter by Potter, Beatrix

Steamed Eggs.—Break an egg into an egg saucer, sauce-dish, or patty pan, salt very slightly, and steam until the white has just set.

From Science in the Kitchen. by Kellogg, Mrs. E. E.

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