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thumb|Three flavors of muffin: blueberry, [[chocolate, and chocolate chip.]]
A muffin is a small baked cake that comes in various flavors, such as blueberry, chocolate, and chocolate chip. It's a popular baked good enjoyed as a breakfast item or snack by many people.
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- Food.name
- Quickbread muffin
- Food.image
- 250px
- Food.country
- United States
- Food.course
- Traditionally breakfast
- Food.type
- Quick bread
- Food.main_ingredient
- Flour, eggs, leavening, vegetable oil, sugar
- Food.minor_ingredient
- Blueberries, chocolate, poppyseeds, or bran
- Food.alternate_name
- American muffin
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13 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Quickbread muffins
- History
- Manufacture
- Bran muffins
- Poppyseed muffins
- Nutrition
- Muffin tops
- Bakeware and baking aids
- Gallery of quickbread muffin flavors
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- See also
- References
thumb|Three flavors of muffin: blueberry, [[chocolate, and chocolate chip.]]
A muffin is a type of individual-sized baked good. It is often a small, sweet quickbread or cake in a cup-shaped container. It may be named for additional ingredients, e.g., "blueberry muffin".