Puffs:
3 cups all-purpose flour
3 tsps baking powder
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
1 cup sugar
2/3 cup shortening
2 eggs
1 cup milk
Coating:
1/2 pound (2 sticks) butter
1 1/2 cups sugar
3 tsps ground cinnamon
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large bowl stir together the flour, baking powder, salt and nutmeg then set aside. In a separate large bowl cream together the sugar and shortening, add the eggs and continue mixing. Alternate adding one-third of the flour mixture and one third of the milk to the creamed mixture beating well after each addition. Fill the muffin cups two-thirds full. Bake for 20 - 25 minutes until golden. Remove muffins from the pan. To make the coating, melt the butter in a bowl or glass pan, In a separate container, combine the sugar and cinnamon. Dip the warm muffins in the butter coating thoroughly. Then roll in the cinnamon-sugar mixture, don't be afraid to coat them really well.
Okay, so I've been waiting until I had a house full of people to try these things out. I made them this morning and the only ones here to share it with are my four legged friends. These are pretty good. I had to each two to be sure! They were very easy to make. The muffin batter seemed a little bland to me and I was afraid that these wouldn't have much taste but the baked up nicely, light and fluffy. You don't want to let them cool down too much before you but the coating on. You have to handle them with care or they will fall apart on you while you are rolling them in the butter and cinnamon-sugar. I guess the reason why the muffin isn't too sweet is because of the coating which makes a perfect balance of sweetness. I'm not sure how the men in my family would go for these, they don't contain sausage or bacon, but they would be really good to serve to overnight guest in the morning with coffee.
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