Meaning of American muffin | Babel Free

Definitions

A cupcake-shaped baked good.

UK

Examples

“An American muffin is usually yeastless bread baked in a cupcake shape; although defined in some British dictionaries as a sweet.”

“The American muffin looks something like a large cupcake, but has a rounded top instead of a flat one and is never toasted.”

“American muffins are chemically leavened, enriched, semi-sweet quickbreads baked in individual portions. Although American muffins can be split, warmed, toasted, and spread with dairy products or fruit preserves, they are generally consumed "as is" at room temperature for breakfast, brunch or light snacks.”

“Nineteenth-century editions of Cassel's Dictionary of Cookery, published in London, defined the "American muffin" as a "yeast-raised griddle bread."”

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