On 26/03/2012 11:07 AM, Michel Boucher wrote:

>>> No. Muffins are not like cake. Commercially made crappy
>>> muffins are a bit like cake. Real muffins are quite
>>> different.
>>
>> No they're not. I used to have a muffin cookbook. I baked
>> most of the recipes that were in there. I used to do quite a
>> bit of baking. Most all seemed like cake to me.
>
> I believe muffins are generally classed as quick breads (i.e.
> leavened with agents other than yeast).
>



Son of a gun. That might explain why the recipes show up in the quick
bread section of cookbooks.