English muffin

American  

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of English muffin

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

It was pre-dawn and I was griddling English muffins because I had misread my notes and forgotten there was another rise.

From Salon

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