▁c ren ell ated , ▁or ▁sh aped ▁to ▁res emble ▁a ▁castle ▁with ▁to wers . ▁ ▁Et ym ology ▁ ▁A ▁batt alia ▁pie ▁was ▁so ▁named ▁because ▁it ▁was ▁filled ▁with ▁beat illes , ▁small ▁bl essed ▁objects ▁( from ▁Latin ▁be atus , ▁bl essed ) ▁such ▁as , ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁Oxford ▁English ▁Dictionary , ▁" C ock s - com bs , ▁Go ose - g ib b ets , ▁Gh izz ards , ▁L ivers , ▁and ▁other ▁App ur ten ances ▁of ▁F ow ls ▁( 1 7 0 6 ) ". ▁It ▁is ▁not ▁connected ▁with ▁Italian ▁batt aglia , ▁battle , ▁but ▁it ▁was ▁regularly ▁confused ▁with ▁that ▁meaning , ▁and ▁batt alia ▁p ies ▁were ▁built ▁with ▁c ren ell ated ▁batt lement s ▁around ▁the ▁edges , ▁and ▁sometimes ▁as ▁cast les ▁complete ▁with ▁to wers . ▁ ▁Re cipe ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 6 5 8 ▁cook ery ▁book ▁The ▁Comple at ▁Cook ▁by ▁" W . ▁M ." ▁gives ▁an ▁early ▁reci pe ▁for ▁batt alia ▁pie : ▁ ▁In ▁his ▁ 1 6 6 0 ▁cook ery ▁book ▁The ▁Ac com pl is ht ▁Cook , ▁Robert ▁May ▁gives ▁a ▁reci pe ▁" To ▁make ▁a ▁B isk ▁or ▁B atal ia ▁Pie ", ▁which ▁instruct s : ▁ ▁John ▁N ott ' s ▁ 1 7 2 3 ▁The ▁Cook s ▁and ▁Con fection ers ▁Dictionary ▁gives ▁a ▁reci pe ▁for ▁batt alia ▁pie ▁with ▁fish :