: a quick bread made of batter containing egg and baked in a pan having cuplike molds
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In Santa Monica, offerings include a strawberry shortcake croissant, a flourless blueberry muffin, sweet potato cornbread and a bananas foster cinnamon roll.
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Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 28 May 2026
Brush the wells of a 12-cup nonstick muffin tin with oil.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2026
More-Berries-Than-Batter Blueberry Muffins Blueberry muffins are in fact light, airy cupcakes that, because of the absence of frosting and the presence of blueberries, are offered for breakfast.
—Carolynn Carreño, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2026
These tasty tomato bites can be made right in your muffin pan.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 23 May 2026
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Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 28 May 2026
Brush the wells of a 12-cup nonstick muffin tin with oil.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2026
More-Berries-Than-Batter Blueberry Muffins Blueberry muffins are in fact light, airy cupcakes that, because of the absence of frosting and the presence of blueberries, are offered for breakfast.
—Carolynn Carreño, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2026
These tasty tomato bites can be made right in your muffin pan.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 23 May 2026
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“Muffin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/muffin. Accessed 1 Jun. 2026.
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muffin
noun
muf·fin
ˈməf-ən 
: a bread made of batter containing egg that is baked in a small cup-shaped container
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