You Ain't Seen Muffin Yet! Trivia Quiz

Answer: Soft bread

Moufflet is an old French word meaning soft in reference to bread. It seemed that the word muffin first appeared in print some time in the 18th century.

Answer: English muffins are flat and American ones are rounded

American muffins are quick breads made with baking powder. They are baked in muffin tins.
English muffins are usually yeast leavened. They are circular and flat with a spongy texture full of nooks and crannies for absorbing melted butter and jam.

Answer: 10th century

The origin of English muffins is not clear, but it seemed to be closely connected with the old Welsh tradition of cooking small round yeast cakes known as "bara" [bread] "maen" [stone] which were baked on hot stones in 10th century Wales.

Answer: Grilled on a griddle

The English muffin is yeast leavened, kneaded and rolled, cut into patties and cooked on a griddle.

Answer: The crumpet"s "holes" are on the outside.

The crumpet is made from loose batter poured into metal circles to hold the shape while it cooked. As it cooks, the yeast or soda in the batter causes the batter to burst, hence the holes on top.
The English muffin is dough like. It is left to rise, then kneaded and rolled into circles and toasted on both sides. Because the English muffin has its holes inside, it is always split before serving.

Answer: Tea time

In the Victorian era, usually at about 4-5 pm in the library or drawing room, the parlor maids would bring a tray laden with muffins into the room and place it with the tea service before the Mistress and withdraw. Ladies would enjoy tea time (and gossip time) together as they drink tea and nibble on the muffins.

Answer: Bread dough and mashed potatoes

The muffin was originally made by the cooks in the noblemen's kitchen. They used left over dough scraps and mashed potatoes and fried them on a hot griddle to produce a light, crusty muffin for the servants. However, soon the "upstairs" families found out about its goodness and it quickly became a much demanded and popular food.

Answer: United States

Samuel Bath Thomas is an immigrant to New York city from Plymouth, England. He opened up his bakery and used his mother's teacake recipe as a guide to create the prototype of today's English muffin.

Answer: A utensil for cooking muffins

Muffin rings are metal rings designed to hold flowing batter in place as it cooks atop a hot griddle.

Answer: Door to door peddler

First published around 1820, the rhyme speaks of the muffin man who peddles door to door his fresh made muffins. Muffin men sell their muffins from wooden trays slung around their necks and ring bells to call customers to their ware.