: a quick bread made of batter containing egg and baked in a pan having cuplike molds
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebFeta adds a delicious tangy bite. Work-in additional fiber to your breakfast with this delicious chickpea muffin recipe. Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Aug. 2022 The process of creating a muffin batter is quite simple. Nik Pugmire, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Aug. 2022 From black and white cookies to Elaine's muffin tops, the Seinfeld cookbook has over 60 recipes that pay tribute to all nine seasons of the sitcom. Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 22 Aug. 2022 Lightly grease wells of a 12-cup muffin pan with oil. People Staff, PEOPLE.com, 31 July 2022 Butter a heavy muffin pan with cups about 2½ inches in diameter. Kitty Greenwald, WSJ, 16 June 2022 Evenly divide the batter into the prepared muffin pan. Ellie Krieger, Washington Post, 2 June 2022 Spray a standard 12-cup muffin pan with nonstick cooking spray. Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press, 7 May 2022 Nothing Lakewood West Facebook group administrator Cheryl Layshock a muffin pan. John Benson, cleveland, 13 Jan. 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
probably from Low German muffen, plural of muffe cake
First Known Use
1703, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing muffin
muffin top
English muffin
stud muffin
muffin top
English muffin
stud muffin
Kids Definition
muffin
noun
muf·fin ˈmə-fən
: a bread made of batter containing eggs and baked in a small cup-shaped container