patty pan

Small baking tin

A patty pan is a small, shallow tin used for baking individual portions—muffins, cupcakes, or small pies.

The name comes from the fluted shape resembling a miniature pie pan for meat patties.

Patty pan also refers to a variety of summer squash with a similar scalloped, disc-like shape: Slice the patty pan squash and grill it.

Related

flying saucer · zucchini · garden · container gardening · harvest · tender · sautéed · stuffed · butter · grilled · disc · ruffled · vegetable · gourd · scalloped · creamy · flesh · seeds

Opposites
baking vessel size/scale

patty pansheet pan

Flat metal ovenware

roasting pan · loaf pan · bundt pan · deep dish pan · casserole dish

squash type/season

patty panbutternut squash

Tan winter gourd

acorn squash · winter squash · spaghetti squash · pumpkin · kabocha

Family

patty, pan, pats, patted, patting, pans, panned, panning

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G