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As with many other people, I, too, once thought muffins were a type of pastry. So if muffin a pastry? Frankly, I understand why anyone would consider muffin a pastry. It is easy to think so when the pastry chef often bakes muffins. Muffins sit side by side with pastries on dessert platters, and people call all baked goods pastry. But is muffin a pastry? Muffins belong to a group of bread called quick bread; quick bread is leavened with baking powder or soda instead of yeast.   Here's more information on muffins you probably never thought you'd need. Is…