What's the difference between a muffin and a biscuit?

[RealUnimportant]

More like a savoury scone in a thick white peppery sauce, often with ground pork in.

I've been an English-American translator for over a decade now

[Food Lady]

Yes, American biscuit is close to a scone in texture, maybe a tiny bit more moist. And the gravy is white, milk-based. An "english" muffin (breakfast sandwhich) is a misnomer; it hasn't anything to do with England. I think it's closest cousin would be a crumpet.

[Andara Bledin]

Here's the intriguing results of one individual's interest in asking just what is a muffin, anyway?

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[RealUnimportant]

Yes, American biscuit is close to a scone in texture, maybe a tiny bit more moist. And the gravy is white, milk-based. An "english" muffin (breakfast sandwhich) is a misnomer; it hasn't anything to do with England. I think it's closest cousin would be a crumpet.

Actually, the closest relation to an English muffin would be... what we call a muffin. Crumpets are similar in size/shape only, texture-wise they're massively different.

[Barracuda]

Biscuits, American style, are crispy, flaky, and buttery. Muffins, on the other hand, usually tend to be sweet and moist, often flavored with fruit or sweets, such as chocolate. Muffins also have a distinct look like a large cupcake, along with a moist, denser texture, while biscuits are flat or uneven shaped, depending on whether they're simple drop biscuits or more time intensive layered biscuits. Muffins can be sweet or savory, biscuits, on the other hand, are almost always savory, such as garlic or cheese muffins. Biscuits are properly baked out of white flour, while muffins can be baked from various types of flour, or oats, or other grains.

[NateTheChops]

that the word "corn" in the UK means wheat,barley,rye,etc...grain in general & what we call corn is maize,which is technically correct

It's the same thing in the end.

[Sparky]

To further complicate things slightly, there are actually two kinds of "American" biscuits: rolled biscuits and drop biscuits.
http://www.tastebook.com/recipes/458...olled-biscuits
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/e-z-dro...ts/detail.aspx

The drop biscuits are much easier to make, but are crumbly. Rolled biscuits hold together better, and are easier to butter.

And then there are canned biscuits, which aren't quite like either.

http://moneysavingmom.com/2010/04/ho...-fire-too.html

These are under pressure. There's an urban legend about a woman who is hit in the head by dough after a can of biscuits explodes and thinks she's holding her brain in. http://www.snopes.com/crime/safety/biscuit.asp

Fried biscuits are kind of a regional thing.

http://simply-june.blogspot.com/2009...d-biscuit.html

And not a single one of these is good for you. But they're all yummy!

[Ironclad Alibi]

Fried biscuits are kind of a regional thing.

http://simply-june.blogspot.com/2009...d-biscuit.html

When I was a kid, my mother used to make these a lot. She would make a hole in the middle so it looked like a donut, and coat them with powdered sugar. My concern for my waistline (and diabetes) prevents me from making such goodies these days.

[Andara Bledin]

Fried biscuits are kind of a regional thing.

http://simply-june.blogspot.com/2009...d-biscuit.html

OMG, I totally overdose on these things and the fried cream cheese wonton every time I hit a Chinese buffet.

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