beat lightly

Examples (10)

• In a small bowl, beat the egg lightly with a fork.
• The recipe calls for one egg, lightly beaten.
• You only need to beat the mixture lightly until it's just combined.
• She lightly beat the cream until it started to thicken.
• Beat the egg whites lightly before folding them into the batter.
• The chef demonstrated how to beat the sauce lightly to avoid splitting it.
• A pancake batter that has been lightly beaten often results in fluffier pancakes.
• For the glaze, beat an egg yolk lightly with a little milk.
• He was lightly beating the ingredients when he realized one was missing.
• Remember to beat the dough lightly; overworking it will make it tough.