English muffin

noun

1. a rather flat muffin made from yeast dough, typically baked on a griddle, and then split and toasted before being eaten.

Word History and Origins

Origin of English muffin¹

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

We still ate it, spooned over toasted English muffins with poached eggs, but I couldn’t get past the texture.

From Salon

I got into English muffins because their griddled tops hid any number of sins.

From Salon

“Morning, Nichole! I brought you and Calvin breakfast. I didn’t know if y’all were biscuit types or English muffin types, so I got a little bit of everything. You sleep okay?”

From Literature

“Has anyone seen the toaster?” my dad asked at breakfast, helplessly holding two floppy halves of an English muffin.

From Literature

We ended up eating there two mornings of our trip, lured back by the spectacular gluten-free cake doughnuts, thick-cut bacon and housemade English muffins.

From Seattle Times