Ensure that you select a receivable gift type such as Cash, Stock/Property, Gift-in-kind; do not select the gift type of Pledge or Recurring Gift.

OR

Manually apply the gifts to the pledges or recurring gifts

OR

1. Create a new gift query
2. Filter on Batch Number equals (appropriate batch number)
3. Save and close the query
4. Globally delete the gifts
5. Open the batch, mark the batch as recurring and re-link the gifts to the appropriate pledge or recurring gift
6. Recommit the batch

To prevent this from happening in the future, ensure that the gifts are manually linked or set to automatically apply to the pledge or recurring gifts.