French Breakfast Puffs
These French breakfast muffins are soft, buttery, and coated in warm cinnamon sugar. Made with simple pantry staples, they bake up fluffy and delicious for a sweet morning treat everyone will love.
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 503kcal
Equipment
- Cast Iron Muffin Pan
Ingredients
- ⅓ cup shortening
- ½ cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 ½ cups flour all-purpose
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon nutmeg ground
- ½ cup milk
- ½ cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon ground
- ½ cup butter melted
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350ºF. Grease a cast iron muffin pan.
- Mix shortening, ½ cup sugar and the egg throughly in large bowl. Stir in flour, baking powder, salt and nutmeg alternately with milk. Divide batter evenly among muffin cups.
- Bake 20 minutes or until golden brown.
- Mix ½ cup sugar and the cinnamon. Roll hot muffins immediately in melted butter, then in sugar-cinnamon mixture. Serve hot.
Notes
- Mix the batter just until combined to keep the muffins light and fluffy.
- Roll the puffs in butter and cinnamon sugar while they’re still warm so the coating sticks well.
- Use room temperature ingredients for even mixing and a tender crumb.
- Grease the muffin cups well to help the puffs release easily after baking.
Nutrition
Calories: 503kcal | Carbohydrates: 59g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 29g | Saturated Fat: 13g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 9g | Trans Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 70mg | Sodium: 441mg | Potassium: 81mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 34g | Vitamin A: 546IU | Vitamin C: 0.01mg | Calcium: 101mg | Iron: 2mg
