patty pan

/ˈpætiˌpæn/
noun
  1. A small, round, shallow pan used for baking individual pies, tarts, or pastries.
    • The recipe says to bake the tarts in a patty-pan for even cooking.
    • She greased the patty-pan before pressing the dough into it.
    • For the party, I used a patty-pan to make mini apple pies.
  2. A small, round, scalloped or fluted mold used for shaping or baking individual portions of food, such as cakes or gelatin desserts.
    • The children decorated the cupcakes baked in a patty-pan.
    • A patty-pan gives the little cakes a pretty, ruffled edge.
    • He poured the lemon gelatin into a patty-pan to set.
  3. A type of small, flat, round summer squash with scalloped edges, also called pattypan squash.
    • I sliced the patty-pan and sautéed it with garlic.
    • Patty-pan squash is delicious when grilled with olive oil.
    • The farmer's market had fresh patty-pan squash in yellow and green.
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