French Breakfast Muffins

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

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

Recipe

• 1 in a mixing bowl combine flour, the 1/2 cup sugar, baking powder, nutmeg, and salt. make a well in the center of the dry ingredients.
• 2 in another bowl beat egg slightly; stir in milk and 1/3 cup melted butter or margarine.
• 3 add egg mixture to flour mixture. stir just until moistened (the batter may be lumpy).
• 4 lightly grease muffin cups. (it's easier to dip muffins if they are not in the paper liners) fill cups about two-thirds full with batter.
• 5 bake in a 350°f oven for 20 to 25 minutes or until muffins are golden.
• 6 in a bowl combine the 1/4 cup sugar and cinnamon. immediately dip tops of hot muffins into the 1/4 cup melted butter or margarine, then into the cinnamon-sugar mixture until coated. serve warm.