September 10, 2013

french breakfast puffs (cinnamon-sugar muffins)

A couple of days ago I was looking at the recipes I had posted on my old cooking blog. The pictures were horrendous and since I don't use that blog anymore, I've decided to go back and make the recipes from years ago that I posted so I can retake the pictures... starting with these delicious little bits of cinnamon sugar goodness. French breakfast puffs are a hit wherever they go. Seriously, I have never met someone who doesn't like them. If you want a fun little treat for a delicious weekend breakfast or the perfect baby shower brunch item - these are your friends. I made them in mini-muffin tins the other day for a little brunch I hosted with my high school girlfriends and they were perfect little bites (I did add extra cinnamon to the topping this time so they look pretty dark in the picture).
1/3 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup sugar
1 egg
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 cup milk

Combine dry ingredients in a small bowl and set aside. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar; beat in egg until thoroughly combined. Add 1/2 of the milk to the butter/sugar mixture and then 1/2 of the dry mixture. Beat in the remaining 1/2 of the milk and the remaining 1/2 of the dry mixture. Pour into muffin tins (or mini-muffin tins, like I did in the picture) and bake for 20 minutes (12 minutes if mini muffins) at 350 degrees. Remove from oven.

Melt 1/3 cup of butter in a small bowl. Combine 1/2 cup sugar with 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon in a small bowl. Take a muffin and dip the top in the melted butter and the immediately dip in the cinnamon-sugar mixture, turning to coat. Repeat with all muffins and serve warm.

3 comments:

  1. These look great! How many mini muffins will this make?

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  2. These look great! How many will this recipe make?

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  3. Probably going to need to make these immediately. (By the way, I found your blog via Downeast - I'm loving looking around!).

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