: a quick bread made of batter containing egg and baked in a pan having cuplike molds
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Parchment paper also can be a makeshift substitute for cupcake or muffin pan liners.
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Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 18 Apr. 2025
Sprinkle them into salads for an unexpected burst of tangy-sweet flavor, or bake them into cakes, muffins, cookies, and tarts.
—Beatrice Zocchi, Vogue, 11 Apr. 2025
Add fruit to foods such as cereal, oatmeal, yogurt, and muffins.
—Ann Pietrangelo, Verywell Health, 7 Apr. 2025
What most diners yearned for were the heaps of food that were handed out with every meal: rolls, pickles, muffins — and, in years past — coffee cakes and an assortment of pastries, including five different types of danishes.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2025
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Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 18 Apr. 2025
Sprinkle them into salads for an unexpected burst of tangy-sweet flavor, or bake them into cakes, muffins, cookies, and tarts.
—Beatrice Zocchi, Vogue, 11 Apr. 2025
Add fruit to foods such as cereal, oatmeal, yogurt, and muffins.
—Ann Pietrangelo, Verywell Health, 7 Apr. 2025
What most diners yearned for were the heaps of food that were handed out with every meal: rolls, pickles, muffins — and, in years past — coffee cakes and an assortment of pastries, including five different types of danishes.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2025
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“Muffin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/muffin. Accessed 24 Apr. 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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