*turns to my subjects* will you support me more if I give you more muffins? also, Eris, I call most baked goods pastries. I'm probably wrong, but I don't care
You should care! Pastries are a very specific group of baked goods! The hardest of all to bake, and the flakiest!
are you sure muffins aren't pastries? eh no matter. muffins for everypony! *begins conjuring massive amounts of muffins*
No, pastries are made from some kind pastry, and include things of this nature: *points at the growing pile of muffins* Those are made of a sweet sponge, and are technically a type of bread.
Bread is actually very underrated; there are all kinds of bread including breads with savoury fillings and.... *continues waffling on about baked goods*
(You totally should! It's fun and delicious! Muffins are actually pretty simple, and can be a good place to start.)