Amish Breakfast Puffs

These cinnamon and sugar coated muffins are a delight to the senses. They are my own personal favorites.

• Ready In: 40 mins
• Serves: 10

Ingredients

• Muffins

• 1 1⁄2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄4 teaspoon mace
• 1⁄2 cup sugar
• 1⁄3 cup canola oil or 1⁄3 cup  vegetable oil
• 1  egg
• 1  teaspoon vanilla
• 1⁄2 cup milk

• Coating

• 6  tablespoons butter or 6  tablespoons margarine, melted
• 1⁄2 cup sugar
• 1  teaspoon cinnamon

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 350.
2. Grease muffin pans.
3. 1.
4. In a bowl, stir together the flour, baking powder, salt and mace.
5. In a large bowl, with an electric mixer, beat the sugar, oil, egg and vanilla for 30 seconds.
6. Add the flour mixture and milk alternaturely to the egg mixture, beating on low speed for 30 seconds after each addition until just combined.
7. Fill 10 muffin cups 2/3 full of batter.
8. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until tops of muffins are firm and golden.
9. While the muffins are baking, prepare the coating.
10. In a shallow bowl, combine the 1/2 cup sugar and the cinnamon.
11. In another bowl, melt the butter or margarine.
12. When the muffins are done baking, while they're still hot, roll each in melted butter and then to coat all over in the cinnamon sugar mixture.
13. Serve immediately as they are, or with butter and jelly.