: a quick bread made of batter containing egg and baked in a pan having cuplike molds
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Spread garlic mayo on bottom halves of English muffins.
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Jed Portman, Midwest Living, 15 May 2026
Also on the menu are Aussie hand pies and baked goods like muffins, scones, and cookies.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 15 May 2026
Bodega also has muffins, cookies, bagels with a schmear and, sometimes, one of its custom cakes.
—Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 May 2026
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, 13 May 2026
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Jed Portman, Midwest Living, 15 May 2026
Also on the menu are Aussie hand pies and baked goods like muffins, scones, and cookies.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 15 May 2026
Bodega also has muffins, cookies, bagels with a schmear and, sometimes, one of its custom cakes.
—Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 May 2026
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, 13 May 2026
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“Muffin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/muffin. Accessed 20 May. 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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