French Morning Muffins

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup milk (regular whole milk or buttermilk)
• 1/3 cup butter or 1/3 cup margarine, melted
• 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine, melted
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees. (see note*).
• 2 with cooking spray or liquid vegetable oil, lightly grease a 12 cup muffin pan, or a 24 cup mini muffin pan.
• 3 in a mixing bowl combine flour, the 1/2 cup sugar, baking powder, nutmeg, and salt.
• 4 make a well in the center of the dry ingredients.
• 5 in another bowl beat egg slightly; stir in milk and 1/3 cup melted butter or margarine. add egg mixture to flour mixture.
• 6 stir just until moistened (the batter may be lumpy).
• 7 fill prepared muffin cups about halfway full with batter.
• 8 bake in a 350 degree oven for 20 to 25 minutes or until muffins are golden.
• 9 for the topping, melt the 1/2 cup butter.
• 10 in a shallow bowl combine the 1/2 cup sugar and the 1 teaspoons cinnamon.
• 11 immediately dip tops of hot muffins into the 1/2 cup melted butter or margarine, then into the cinnamon-sugar mixture until coated.
• 12 muffins are best served warm.
• 13 store muffins at room temperature, covered.
• 14 *note: if using a dark colored or non-stick muffin tin, bake muffins at 325 degrees, instead of 350 degrees.