Muffins

Guide Note

While muffins may look like cupcakes, the two have distinct textures and flavors. Muffins can have a cake-like or bread-like texture. A muffin is a type of quick bread.

Fast Facts

1. Form of quick bread
2. Popularized: Mid-20th century
3. Can be either sweet or savory

1. Blueberries
2. Chocolate Chips
3. Bran
4. Corn

The word muffin was first used in 11th century Britain, and were often a breakfast food. As the leavening agents used today did not exist at that time, they were undoubtedly very different. Modern home-baked muffins go stale quickly; the invention of preservatives allowed the muffin to become a mass-market baked good. It became popularized as a healthy alternative to doughnuts, but as muffins increased in size and sweetness, their healthy reputation declined.