THIN BATTER FOODS: CREPES, POPOVERS, GRIDDLE CAKES, CREAM PUFF PASTRY BATTER Foods.
The difference between doughs and batters is reflected in their names. Dough comes from a root meaning"to form," while batter comes from a root meaning to beat Doughs are firm enough to develop and sculpt by hand. Batters are too fluid and elusive to hold, so we contain them in a bowl, mix them by battering them repeatedly from within-by stirring and cook them in a container to give them form and solidity. Batters are fluid because they include