Cinnamon Puff Muffins

I wanted to try making more baked goods and muffins seemed like a good idea because I can have them for lunch, breakfast, and maybe even dinner. These ones are nice too because they aren't too much in terms of flavor but that cinnamon top does wonders.

Cinnamon Puff Muffins

((I found this recipe in The King Arthur Flour Baker's Companion: The All Purpose Baking Cookbook on page 67)

(Makes about 12 muffins)

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 25 minutes

After Time: 2 minutes

Total Time: 32 minutes

Ingredients

For Muffins:

3 cups unbleached all purpose flour

1 cup sugar

2 1/2 tsp baking powder

1 1/4 tsp nutmeg (ground)

3/4 tsp salt

2 large eggs

1 2/4 cups milk

5 1/2 tbsp butter (melted

For Topping:

1/4 cup sugar

1/2 tsp ground cinnamon

4 tbsp butter (melted)

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350ºF

2. In a mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, nutmeg, and salt.

3. Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients

4. In another bowl, beat egg, milk, and melted butter together

5. Add wet mixture into the well of the flour mixture

6. Stir just until evenly moistened (batter may be lumpy).

7. Lightly grease muffin cups

8. Fill cups about 3/4 full

9. Bake for 20-25 minutes

10. While muffins are baking: combine sugar and cinnamon n a small bowl

11. Melt butter in separate bowl

12. When muffins come out, let them cool enough to pick them up.

13. Dip tops of muffins into melted butter then immediately into cinnamon sugar mixture until coated.

14. Enjoy!