Majority of the candidates did not attempt this question and the few that did it performed poorly. The candidates did not write the definition of batter correctly and also muddled the answers for other parts of the question.
The candidates were expected to answer the question as follows:
(ai) A batter is a mixture of flour, milk/water and eggs beaten together.
(aii) Dishes using batter
Currant pancakes Black cap pudding
Sweet pancakes Meat or fish fritters
Banana pancakes Toad-in-the-hole
Yorkshire pudding Fruit fritters
(b) A pouring batter is thinner and usually used for pudding and pancakes while a coating batter is thicker and is used to coat the surface of food before frying.
(ci) The main raising agent in batter is air
(ii) The basic ingredients for a coating batter
100 flour ½ mark for flour
1 Egg ½ mark for correct measure of flour
125 ml milk ½ mark for mentioning egg
Pinch of salt ½ mark for the number of eggs
½ mark for the correct milk measurement
½ for the milk
½ for the pinch of salt
