Melt in Your Mouth Muffins

I first made these muffins from my Betty Crocker Cookbook years ago and had forgotten about them the past several years.  They are sooooo good.   I think the Betty Crocker Cookbook is the best for good, basic recipes.  Definitely a good one to give to brides who don't know how to cook!  Of course things change - mine is a 1976 version.

The cookbook says "Rich but airy.  Elegant enough for a special brunch or coffee-time treat". 

French Breakfast Muffins

1/3 c. shortening
1/2 c. sugar
1 egg
1 1/2 c. flour
1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. nutmeg
1/2 c. milk
1/2 c. sugar
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 c. butter, melted

Heat oven to 350.  Grease 15 medium muffin cups.  Mix thoroughly shortening, 1/2 c. sugar and the egg.  Mix together the flour, baking powder, salt and nutmeg.  Add dry ingredients alternately with milk.  

Fill muffin cups 2/3 full.  Bake 20-25 minutes.  Mix 1/2 c. sugar and the cinnamon together.  Immediately after baking, roll muffins in melted butter, then in cinnamon-sugar mixture***.  Serve hot.  
15 muffins 


*** Bill thought they had too much sugar on them so I'm going to make note in the cookbook to "lightly" roll in the sugar mixture next time.

I made them in the small muffin cups for our girls' lunch last week.

We're having lots of sunny days and, as of yesterday, it's warming up so the snow is really melting.