batter bread

noun

, Chiefly Eastern Virginia.

1. spoon bread.

Word History and Origins

Origin of batter bread¹

An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900

Example Sentences

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

Baked duck, chicken, fried ham, batter bread and hot biscuits—more things than Hannah could remember—and little glasses of wine to "top off wid."

From Project Gutenberg

"Ah, I see visions of more and more batter bread of the Page brand," murmured Zebedee.

From Project Gutenberg

In addition there was a soup of beef and onions thickened with barley, a batter bread made of flour and oil and a slight sprinkling of sugar, chicken curry, eggs, and rice fritters.

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And I know how to make batter bread and jelly roll.

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