french breakfast puffs

8 Pinches
decatur, AR
Updated on Apr 10, 2016

Went to another auction yesterday and as always buy recipe books. This is from The Pioneer Woman Cookbook. I have never bought one hers before but this is called Recipes from an accidental country girl. Really liked some of the recipes. It's cool and raining today and this just called to me. Enjoy!

prep time 15 Min
cook time 25 Min
method Bake
yield 12 serving(s)

Ingredients

  • 3 cups all purpose flour
  • 3 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2/3 cup shortening
  • 2 - eggs
  • 1 cup milk
  • COATING
  • 2 sticks butter
  • 1 1/2 cups sugar
  • 3 teaspoons ground cinnaman

How To Make french breakfast puffs

  • Step 1
    Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease 12 muffin cups.
  • Step 2
    Mix flour, baking powder, and salt, and nutmeg. Set aside.
  • Step 3
    In separate large bowl, cream together sugar and shortening. Add eggs and mix.
  • Step 4
    Alternate adding 1/3 of flour mixture and 1/3 of milk to the creamed mixture, beating well after each addition.
  • Step 5
    Fill the muffin cups 2/3 full
  • Step 6
    Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until golden. Remove muffins from pan and set aside.
  • Step 7
    To make coating, melt the butter in a bowl and in separate bowl combine sugar and cinnamon.
  • Step 8
    Dip warm muffins in the butter, coating thoroughly.
  • Step 9
    Then roll in the cinnamon-sugar mixture. Coat them well.
  • Step 10
    After cooling completely, they can be placed in plastic bags and frozen then reheated later.

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