Why are our muffins becoming so tall?

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 19:00:20 +0000

I walked down Main Street last Tuesday, just to see what the morning light looked like hitting the old brick. It looked fine, mostly. But then I stopped into a bakery that used to be a place where you could get a slice of bread and a friendly nod. Now, the display case was filled with what I can only describe as skyscraper muffins.

These muffins were at least six inches tall. They stood like little tan towers of flour and sugar, each one topped with a crumble so dense it looked like it had been compressed by a hydraulic press. I asked the young man behind the counter—who was wearing a very clean apron and no hat—why the muffins were reaching for the ceiling. He told me it was “the signature silhouette.”

Bakery on The Bozeman Daily Bee

Why are our muffins becoming so tall?