A cruffin (sometimes spelled croffin) is a hybrid of a

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and a

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. The

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is made by proofing (also called proving) and baking laminated dough in a muffin mould. The cruffin is then filled with a variety of creams, jams, crème pâtissières or

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s, and then garnished. The first known Cruffin to be created was by Kate Reid of Lune Croissanterie in

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in 2013. The Cruffin was later popularized and trademarked by Mr. Holmes Bakehouse, from

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. Since then, there have been multiple variations of the cruffin found all over the world.

Etymology

The word cruffin is a

portmanteau In linguistics, a blend—also known as a blend word, lexical blend, or portmanteau—is a word formed by combining the meanings, and parts of the sounds, of two or more words together.

of 'Croissant' (IPA: /ˈkwæsɒn/) and 'Muffin' (IPA: /ˈmʌfɪn/).

History

The cruffin was originally created by Lune Croissanterie for Everyday Coffee,

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, in July 2013.

United States

The cruffin was popularised in

by Australian pastry chef Ry Stephen and co-owner Aaron Caddel of Mr. Holmes Bakehouse in November 2014. In March 2015, Stephen claims the store was broken into and the recipe binders that hold the recipe for cruffins, and 230 other recipes, were stolen. Other things such as money, baking equipment, an

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, computers were left untouched, and no one was ever charged.

Ukraine

In recent years, cruffins have been very popular in

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for

Easter Easter, also called Pascha ( Aramaic: פַּסְחָא , ''paskha''; Greek: πάσχα, ''páskha'') or Resurrection Sunday, is a Christian festival and cultural holiday commemorating the resurrection of Jesus from the dead, described in t ...

. People prepare them in addition to or instead of the traditional Easter Paska cake.

References

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Etymology

History

United States

Ukraine

See also

References