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Pan-fried bass in a Dijon mustard batter with Worcestershire, lemon, and cayenne. Golden, crispy fried fish with a tangy mustard kick, ready in 30 minutes.

Better than sex cake: German chocolate poke cake soaked with sweetened condensed milk and caramel, topped with whipped topping and crushed Heath bars. The Midwestern potluck classic.

The ultimate batter for deep frying. Beer makes a batter for deep frying and smooths as French onion soup.

Gluten free rice batter bread: a quick eight-ingredient loaf using brown rice flour and potato starch, leavened with baking powder. No yeast, no kneading, ready in under an hour.

Honey-sweetened brown rice batter bread leavened with yeast and baking powder, no kneading and no wheat. A gluten-free quick loaf that slices clean and toasts well.

Better Than Sex Cake is a rich Bundt cake made with yellow cake mix, vanilla pudding, sour cream, chocolate chips, grated German chocolate, and pecans.

Fritto misto batter is the Italian beer-batter that turns vegetables, seafood, and cheese into golden, lacy fritters. Folded egg whites give it cloud-like crispness, while beer adds bubble and tang. The classic Italian fry-up base.

DIY pancake batter from scratch with flour, eggs, milk, butter, and baking powder. The seven-ingredient pantry recipe that beats any boxed mix for fluffy weekend pancakes.

Savory curry crepe batter made with chicken broth, curry powder, and butter in a blender. A spiced twist on French crepes that pairs with chicken, vegetables, or chutney fillings.

Foolproof frying batter with flour, cornstarch, baking powder, and water. No eggs needed. Crispy, light, and works on any vegetable, fish, or seafood.

Versatile buttermilk fry batter with eggs, hot sauce, Worcestershire, and garlic salt for frying fish, shrimp, oysters, frog legs, or vegetables. Dip in the batter, roll in flour, and fry golden.

Basic buttermilk pancake batter whipped up in a blender with just 7 ingredients. Makes 5 cups of fluffy, tangy batter for a crowd-sized breakfast in 10 minutes.

Thick, crispy fish fry batter made with ice cold water, flour, oil, and baking powder. Produces a crunchy golden coating for deep-fried fish fillets using simple pantry staples you already have.

Make-ahead sourdough biscuit batter with buttermilk, self-rising flour, and yeast. Mix once, refrigerate, and bake fresh biscuits anytime you want them.

Battered fried oysters with a simple egg-milk dip and breadcrumb or cornmeal coating. Pan-fried or deep-fried, then quick-baked for an extra crispy finish.

Yeasted beer batter for fried fish: flour, eggs, beer, and a packet of active dry yeast rested two hours into a light, lacy coating that fries up shatteringly crisp. Pub-style fish-and-chips done right.