French Breakfast Muffins (Sugar Top Muffins)

Submitted by Chef #1051101

"I love these muffins. I've been hooked on them ever since my dad started making them for breakfast. Note that you won't use all of the sugary topping and the 2 flours isn't a typo, it's just the only way zaar will let me write it out."

 

• Ready In: 35mins
• Ingredients: 13
• Yields: small muffns

ingredients

• Muffins

• 1 1⁄2 cups flour
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 3⁄4 cup sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1⁄2 cup milk
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1⁄3 cup butter or 1/3 cup margarine, melted

• Topping

• 3 tablespoons butter, melted
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1⁄4 cup white sugar
• 1⁄4 teaspoon vanilla extract

directions

1. Preheat oven to 400°.
2. Combine flour, ¾ cup sugar, baking powder, salt and nutmeg. Add milk, egg, and 1/3 cup melted butter. Mix thoroughly.
3. Grease 18 small muffin tins. Fill ½ full and bake for 20 minutes.
4. Remove muffins from pan immediately. While warm, dip tops of muffins in the 3 tablespoons Melted butter and roll in a mixture of the cinnamon, ¼ cup sugar and vanilla. Serve warm.

Reviews

[sierrasmommy528]

Overall a good recipe, ingredients are generally on hand. It only made 12 muffins for me but I might have filled slightly over half. My only thought is that the muffin is kind of bland, the only flavor comes from the topping which is very crumbly and falls off when you're eating it. Next time I will add some cinnamon and brown sugar to the batter to add some flavor. Otherwise a great recipe, tastes like cinnamon toast.

 

[bananabreadeater]

Loved it! Very simple to make and very delicious. Although I did add brown sugar and cinnamon to the batter as Chef #977435 suggested.

 

[Prana Princess]

My daughter LOVES these muffins!! I've made 2 batches in 2 days. We don't make the topping due to personal taste. We like that the muffins themselves aren't overly sweet. Easy and delicious!! This recipe has definitely made it into my regular rotation. Thanks!!

 

[michemozaix]

Love these Muffins! Very Simple. I added 1 T. flour and some sunflower seeds to the topping and my kids loved 'em!

 

[rhynic]

yummy. My mom would make something that tasted very similar to these, but a lot more steps involved to making them, so you can imagine how happy I am to find this recipe.