French Breakfast Puffs

An awesome muffin recipe that has been in my family for many years.

• Ready In: 26 mins
• Yields: 28 mini muffins

Ingredients

• 1⁄3 cup butter or 1⁄3 cup margarine, melted
• 1⁄2 cup sugar
• 1  large egg, lightly beaten
• 1 1⁄2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1⁄2 cup milk
• 1⁄4 cup sugar
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 2  tablespoons butter or 2  tablespoons margarine, melted

Directions

1. Beat butter, 1/2 cup sugar, and egg at medium speed with a mixer until creamy and well blended.
2. Combine flour and next 3 ingredients; add to butter mixture alternatively with milk, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Beat at low speed until blended after each addition. Spoon into greased miniature (1 3/4 inch) muffin pans, filling two-thirds full.
3. Bake at 350 degrees for 14 to 16 minutes. Remove from pans immediately.
4. Combine 1/4 cup sugar and cinnamon. Dip tops of muffin in 2 tablespoons of melted butter and then in sugar mixture.
5. NOTE: Batter may be baked in regular muffin pan for 20 to 25 minutes. 10 muffins.