French Breakfast Puffs
TOTAL TIME: Prep: 20 min. Bake: 20 min.
YIELD: 1 dozen.
"Rather than serve typical pastries, I like to make these light tender treats when I have guests at breakfast," writes Kimberly Flora from Peru, Indiana. "Everyone enjoys their sweet cinnamon and sugar coating."
Ingredients
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1/3 cup shortening
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1 cup sugar, divided
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1 egg
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1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
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1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
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1/2 teaspoon salt
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1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
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1/2 cup whole milk
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1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
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6 tablespoons butter, melted
Directions
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1.
In a small bowl, beat shortening, 1/2 cup sugar and egg until smooth. Combine the flour, baking powder, salt and nutmeg; add to the sugar mixture alternately with milk.
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2.
Fill greased muffin cups two-thirds full. Bake at 350° for 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pan.
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3.
Meanwhile, combine cinnamon and remaining sugar in a shallow bowl. Roll the warm puffs in butter, then in cinnamon-sugar. Serve immediately.
Nutrition Facts
1 each: 233 calories, 12g fat (5g saturated fat), 34mg cholesterol, 199mg sodium, 29g carbohydrate (17g sugars, 1g fiber), 3g protein.
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