: a quick bread made of batter containing egg and baked in a pan having cuplike molds
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Place dough circles in the wells of a 12-cup muffin tray, pressing into bottoms and up sides, pleating edges as needed.
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Katherine Polcari, Southern Living, 27 Nov. 2025
It can also be used in baking to moisten muffins, cakes, and pancakes.
—Chelsea Rae Bourgeois, Health, 21 Nov. 2025
Grab your muffin tin and let’s get started.
—Cody Godwin, USA Today, 21 Nov. 2025
Perry’s also serves coffee, breakfast sandwiches, cakes, muffins, and original concoctions like peanut butter fresh cream and chocolate Long Johns.
—Anna Laird Barto, Travel + Leisure, 17 Nov. 2025
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Katherine Polcari, Southern Living, 27 Nov. 2025
It can also be used in baking to moisten muffins, cakes, and pancakes.
—Chelsea Rae Bourgeois, Health, 21 Nov. 2025
Grab your muffin tin and let’s get started.
—Cody Godwin, USA Today, 21 Nov. 2025
Perry’s also serves coffee, breakfast sandwiches, cakes, muffins, and original concoctions like peanut butter fresh cream and chocolate Long Johns.
—Anna Laird Barto, Travel + Leisure, 17 Nov. 2025
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“Muffin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/muffin. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.
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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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