Easy Homemade French Breakfast Puffs

One of my dear friends on Instagram (mamijami123) inspired me to search for a recipe for French Breakfast Puffs like the ones pictured above. I found lots of recipes, but I tried this one.

Betty Crocker's Recipe for French Breakfast Puffs

(Note: I added 1/4 teaspoon of vanilla and will add a bit more the next time I bake these yummy muffins.)

French Breakfast Puffs

• Prep Time10min
• Total Time35min
• Servings15

Ingredients

1/3

cup shortening

1/2

cup sugar

1

egg

1 1/2

cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour

1 1/2

teaspoons baking powder

1/2

teaspoon salt

1/4

teaspoon ground nutmeg

1/2

cup milk

1/2

cup sugar

1

teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/2

cup butter or margarine, melted

Directions 

• Heat oven to 350ºF. Grease 15 medium muffin cups, 2 1/2x1 1/4 inches. 
• Mix shortening, 1/2 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 to 25 minutes or until golden brown.
• Mix 1/2 cup sugar and the cinnamon. Roll hot muffins immediately in melted butter, then in sugar-cinnamon mixture. Serve hot.