Moufflet means soft bread in French. This is the origin of the word
muffin. Only few people know that until todays mostly sweet muffin it went
through a lot of changes. We will show you how it happened. The muffins
were already famous in the English regions, mainly in Wales
during the 10th century. And who would have thought that the servants of
the aristocrats started to make if from leftover cakes. However, over the
centuries it is crept over into the elite kitchens as well. Nothing
illustrates it better than the “muffin-men” from the 18th century. They
sold these delicacies to the passersby.
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