Sugared Doughnut Muffins

Tastes like a sugared doughnut... in form of a muffin.

• Ready In: 35 mins
• Serves: 10-12

Ingredients

• MUFFIN BATTER

• 3⁄4 cup sugar
• 1  egg
• 1⁄4 cup  vegetable oil
• 3⁄4 cup 2% low-fat milk
• 3⁄4 teaspoon vanilla
• 1⁄4 teaspoon  almond extract
• 1 1⁄2 cups flour
• 2  teaspoons baking powder
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1⁄4 teaspoon cardamom

• COATING

• 3  tablespoons butter, melted
• 1⁄2 cup  superfine sugar
• 1⁄2 teaspoon cinnamon

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350* F.
2. Lightly grease a muffin tins with shortening, butter, or spray.
3. In a large bowl, beat together sugar and egg until light in color.
4. Add vegetable oil, milk, and vanilla and almond extract to sugar mixute and combine.
5. In a seperate bowl, combine flour, baking powder, salt, nutmeg and cardamom.
6. Then pour dry mixture into liquid mixture and stir to combine.
7. Fill muffin cups 3/4 full.
8. Bake in a 350 degree preheated oven for 18-20 minutes, or until a tester inserted in the middle comes out clean.
9. Allow to cool for about 2-3 minutes and remove from pan (it's ok if they're on the sides or upside down; you'll be brishing them with the sugar coating).
10. For coating: Mix the melted butter, sugar and cinnamon and immediately brush over baked muffins as soon as they come out of the pan.