: a quick bread made of batter containing egg and baked in a pan having cuplike molds
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Find recipes for chocolate muffins and lemon polenta cake.
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Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2026
My mother’s blueberry muffins used fresh berries, whole wheat flour, and applesauce instead of refined sugar.
—Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 10 Apr. 2026
The English muffin drew questions too.
—Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2026
All of the sweets are made by Sugiyama's pastry-chef girlfriend Yui Matsuzaki, from scones served with cream and jam, seasonal fruit tarts, lemon cake, shortbread cookies, muffins, and occasionally a Japanese pudding that's to-die-for.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Apr. 2026
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Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2026
My mother’s blueberry muffins used fresh berries, whole wheat flour, and applesauce instead of refined sugar.
—Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 10 Apr. 2026
The English muffin drew questions too.
—Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2026
All of the sweets are made by Sugiyama's pastry-chef girlfriend Yui Matsuzaki, from scones served with cream and jam, seasonal fruit tarts, lemon cake, shortbread cookies, muffins, and occasionally a Japanese pudding that's to-die-for.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Apr. 2026
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“Muffin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/muffin. Accessed 13 Apr. 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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