French Breakfast Muffins

Recipe by Allrecipes

Tender muffins lightly scented with nutmeg and topped with cinnamon sugar.

Ingredients

• 1½ cups all-purpose flour
• ½ cup white sugar
• 1½ teaspoons baking powder
• ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
• ⅛ teaspoon salt
• 1 egg, lightly beaten
• ½ cup milk
• ⅓ cup butter (melted)
• ¼ cup white sugar
• ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ⅓ cup butter (melted)

Method

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease muffin cups or line with paper muffin liners. In a medium mixing bowl, stir together flour, 1/2 cup sugar, baking powder, nutmeg and salt. Make a well in the center of the mixture. Stir together egg, milk and 1/3 cup melted butter. Add egg mixture to flour mixture; stir until just moistened (batter may be lumpy). Spoon batter into prepared muffin cups. Bake in preheated oven for 20 to 25 minutes. Meanwhile, combine 1/4 cup sugar, cinnamon When muffins are finished baking, dip tops of muffins in the melted butter, and then in the cinnamon sugar mixture. Serve warm.

View the recipe instructions at Allrecipes