Muffin — Miniature Cakes

If cakes had a childhood, they would be muffins. Derived from an old German word, “muffin”, muffin refers to small cakes. Miniature-sized made with almost the same ingredients as a cake, muffins offer you every delight of the latter but in smaller servings. A Welsh descendant from the English, muffins also happen to have flourished in America as well. With the discovery of pearlash, muffins were baked in abundance in American countries. In my head, muffins were made from the very humane, resourceful need and instinct to use up leftover ingredients needed to bake a regular, larger cake. The English muffins are a tea-time snack and have left their trail in the most renowned English rhyme, “muffin man”. Muffins in American countries refer to baked bread in small tins while “English” Muffins are oven-baked and cooked usually inside a griddle. They often come with nuts, fruits or berries for added taste and may also come in less-known variations like cheese and corn. Also available in gluten-free and vegan variations, muffins cater to very wide demography of cake lovers since they are super easy to customise.

Although quite received, loved and known by all, Bakers Market brings to you a thoughtfully curated selection of muffins that you must be closely familiar with.

• Blueberry muffin — Blueberries have always been a staple go-to to enhance the flavour of sweet and baked goods. They act as a natural sweetener although without the traditional sweetness that processed sugar offers. With its uniqueness, blueberry in blueberry muffins is one of the most loved muffins there is. Picnic-appropriate, celebratory friendly or gift-appropriate, blueberry muffins have an added tally for their distinct blue jelly shade. Visual customisations are easiest with blueberry and you can customise them in line with your aesthetics with Bakers Market.
• Banana muffin — A tasteful yet excellent source of Vitamin E, iron and other essential minerals, Banana muffins can be a healthy and exciting start to your day. Added nuts to these muffins add an extra crunch and nutrient to the regular softness of the muffin. Most banana muffins contain are known for their cinnamon addition as flavour. These muffins are available throughout the year so you can have them anytime you want.

• English muffin — English muffins are soft, round and flat yeast-leavened bread. It is served after horizontal slices made through the flatbread. They can be toast for that extra crispy crust. An ideal English muffin can be identified with its nooks and crannies fraught within the bread. These muffins can be spread with a fruity jam for a filling, tasty breakfast. Store up your fridge with English muffins because you will never have enough of them.
• Chocolate chip muffin — A regular classic of muffins, the chocolate chip muffin is laden with chunks of chocolates that do not end up melting inside the batter. Rich, dark chocolate chips with vanilla batter are the most loved version of these muffins; however, chocolate lovers can double the chocolate taste with a cocoa batter. Gift these muffins to your loved ones and add their favourite toppings to show you care!

• Egg muffins — Egg muffins are regular egg flour cakes made with love but in smaller servings. These can be made from the leftover dough of a bigger cake or be made into something completely unlike cakes. Egg muffins can have feta cheese, tomatoes, bell peppers or any other veggie for taste enhancer. They do not resemble a regular cake muffin because of their distinctively meal-full ingredients. They can also be made into low-carb variations because of the non-necessity of processed sugar. A unique sub-variation of egg muffins is egg cups that contain bacon and cheese for taste. A must-try, these egg cups have a unique Italian seasoning and veggie mix unlike any baked good out there.
• Keto muffins — The best thing about keto variations of anything is that if you substitute the staple ingredients with a keto-friendly one, you can add absolutely any flavour enhancer you like to make it tasty. Keto muffins can be easily made with almond flour, coconut oil and almond milk for low-carb intake and added with any topping or nuts according to your liking, maybe cream cheese on cheat days!
• Gluten-free muffins — Made with almond flour, brown sugar, almond milk and chocolate chunks, gluten-free muffins taste almost like any other muffin. Most of the above-mentioned muffins can be made into its gluten-free variation with a careful selection of gluten-free substitutes. Banana-flavoured gluten-free might just be your go-to flavour in gluten-free muffins.