French Breakfast Muffins

Ingredients:

• 1/3 cup shortening
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
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• 1/2 cup melted butter or margarine
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1/4 tsp. nutmeg
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 tsp. cinnamon

Directions:

Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease 15 med. muffin cups. Mix thoroughly the shortening, 1/2 cup sugar and egg. Stir in flour, baking powder, salt and nutmeg, alternately with milk.

Fill muffin cups 2/3 full. Bake 20-25 minutes. Mix 1/2 cup sugar and cinnamon. Immediately after baking, roll puffs in melted butter, then in cinnamon-sugar mixture. Serve hot.

By Robin from Washington, IA