Pubity on Instagram: "😭 Muffins originated in Britain in the early 18th century, where the word likely comes from the French “moufflet,” meaning soft bread. Early muffins were flat, yeast-leavened breads cooked on a griddle and sold by street vendors, very different from today’s cake-like versions. The sweeter, quick-bread muffins most people recognize now developed in the United States during the 19th century, after the invention and widespread use of baking powder made them faster and easier