Heat oven to 350°F. Grease 15 medium muffin cups, 2 1/2x1 1/4 inches.
Step
2
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.
Step
3
Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown.
Step
4
Mix 1/2 cup sugar and the cinnamon. Roll hot muffins immediately in melted butter, then in sugar-cinnamon mixture. Serve hot.
Toss 2 tablespoons finely chopped nuts into the cinnamon-sugar mixture for Nutty French Breakfast Puffs.
Or make Baked Mini Donut Holes. Prepare the recipe as directed, except divide the dough among 24 greased mini muffin cups, 2x3/4 inch, and bake 11 to 13 minutes.
Make more cinnamon-sugar mixture than you'll need, and store the rest to use later. Try it sprinkled on buttered toast or stirred into cooked rice.
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size:1 Puff
Calories
200
Calories from Fat
100
Total Fat
11 g
Saturated Fat
5 g
Cholesterol
30 mg
Sodium
180 mg
Potassium
30 mg
Total Carbohydrate
23 g
Dietary Fiber
0g
Protein
2 g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
4%
4%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
4%
4%
Iron
4%
4%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 1/2 Fruit; 2 Fat;
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
