cruffin

English

Cruffin at Mr. Holmes Bakehouse

Etymology

Blend of croissant +‎ muffin

Noun

cruffin (plural cruffins)

1. A pastry combining characteristics of a croissant and a muffin.
   • 2014, Anton Strout, Incarnate:

     "There are cruffins," I said, finally picking one up for myself. "We're not going anywhere."

   • 2016, Zena Alkayat, Café London:

     For something lighter, the Chelsea buns are delightfully sticky, and you can also get your hands on a cruffin (yes, part croissant, part sourdough, part muffin).

   • 2016, Stacey Ballis, Wedding Girl:

     I've given up on finding the next hot hybrid; the world doesn't need more cruffins or sconssants or any other Frankenpastry.

Further reading

• cruffin on Wikipedia.Wikipedia