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From wheat to flour, from flour to muffins

What’s the one thing almost every muffin has in common? Flour. You can make a muffin with or without fruit, with or without nuts, without sugar, without fat, without eggs (a vegan egg substitute that uses ingredients such as flax … Continue reading

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Make muffins that get some respect

I was looking through a cookbook on baking the other day, searching for ideas for: dessert for that night, or issues and ideas related to muffins to blog about. There were cakes, cupcakes, tortes, cookies, quick breads, even candies.  No … Continue reading

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Fiber is your friend

Muffin. We’ve already agreed in previous blogs: Warm and friendly word. Fiber. Not so much. But fiber, in a muffin or any other form of food, such as a FiberOne Wrap, is one of the most comforting and healthful things … Continue reading

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The Muffin and the Blueberry: from Pudding to Popular


The first blueberry muffin in America may have been a pudding. It was a blend of flour, water and dried wild blueberries that US Army Capt. Meriweather Lewis ordered the Lewis & Clark Expedition cook to make on Aug. 15, … Continue reading

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