French Breakfast Puffs

When I was 16 my mother gave me Better Homes and Gardens Complete Step by Step Cook Book.  I couldn't wait to try one of the recipes.  This was the thing I chose first, French Breakfast Puffs.  Oh, the cinnamon just tastes so good in the morning on these muffins.

I have a few muffins to share with you.  This is the first of three.


French Breakfast Puffs


1/3 cup shortening

1/2 cup sugar

1 egg

1 1/2 cups 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  cinnamon

6 tablespoon butter, melted

Cream shortening and sugar together.  Add in egg.  Mix dry ingredients together: flour, baking powder, salt and nutmeg.  Measure out milk.  Mix the dry ingredients into the creamed mixture alternately with milk.  End with the flour.  Place in muffin cups filling 2/3 of the way.  Bake 20 to 25 minutes.  While they are baking combine cinnamon and sugar.  In another bowl that is wide melt butter. When you remove the muffins from the oven dip them in butter and then the sugar and cinnamon mixture. Yield: 12 muffins.