Batter vs. Dough At what point does a batter become a dough or does a dough become a batter?

I have a dough formula that I want to convert into a batter. By using the "Baker's Percentage," my water is about 78% of the weight of the flour. That's a pretty wet and sticky dough already. At what point does it become a batter? 100% water? Is there any consensus? One of my baking classmates told me that if it can be poured, it's a batter. That doesn't sound very scientific. Ideas?

Thanks.

Rich Hollenbeck Moreno Valley, CA USA

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Richard Hollenbeck
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Oh pshaw, on Thu 14 Dec 2006 12:57:24p, Richard Hollenbeck meant to say...

LOL! It may not sound very scientific, but it makes perfect sense. The primary difference between dough and batter is the consistency - Dough is thicker and must be molded by hand, while batter is semi-liquid, thus spooned or poured. Both can be leavened with either yeast, baking power, or baking soda.

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Wayne Boatwright

I'll go along with your classmate. What's scientific about the terms "dough" and "batter" to begin with?

In another context, it's stepping up to the plate that makes a batter a batter. Having done that, if he can hit, he makes dough.

Bob ;-)

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yetanotherBob

Thanks to both of you. I simply kicked up the hydration to 122% without changing any of the other ingredients' ratios and it did the trick. You can refer to another post I made today about English muffins. I found that making the dough into a batter and pouring the batter into biscuit-cutting rings gave me the characteristic big bubbles I was seeking.

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Richard Hollenbeck

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