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French Breakfast Puffs

Source of Recipe

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Recipe Introduction

We loved these as kids. These sweet muffins have a buttery cinnamon-sugar topping. Prep Time: 5 Minutes Cook Time: 25 Minutes . Ready In: 30 Minutes Yields: 12 servings

List of Ingredients

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 cup white sugar
1/3 cup shortening 1 egg
1/2 cup milk

1/2 cup white sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
6 tablespoons margarine,
melted





Recipe

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease 12 muffin cups or line cups with paper muffin liners.

In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, salt, & nutmeg. In a separate bowl, cream together sugar and shortening. Beat in egg. Stir flour mixture into shortening mixture alternately with milk.
Beat well. Spoon batter into prepared muffin cups.

Bake in preheated oven for 20 to 25 minutes. While muffins are baking, combine 1/2 cup sugar and 1 teaspoon cinnamon.

Remove muffins from oven and muffin pan. Immediately, dip the tops of the muffins into the melted margarine, then into the sugar/cinnamon mixture. Repeat with each muffin, until all muffin tops are covered. Serve warm.