Feather Light Muffins

These muffins are super delicious. It's like eating a cupcake for breakfast. A Snicker Doodle Cupcake. There is not a single ounce of nutritional redemption in these muffins. Works for me!

I got this recipe from Taste of Home magazine.  It calls for cake flour--you must use cake flour, not All Purpose Flour.

Feather Light Muffins
Makes 8-10

1/3 cup shortening
1/2 cup sugar
1 egg
1-1/2 cups cake flour
1-1/2 tsps baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
1/2 cup milk

Topping:
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/4 cup butter, melted

Preheat oven to 325-F. Spray 12 cup muffin tin with PAM cooking spray.  (Do not use paper muffin cups for this recipe.) 

In a large mixing bowl, cream shortening, sugar and egg.  Combine dry ingredients; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk.  Fill greased muffin tins almost all the way.  Fill any empty cups with a little water.  Bake for 20-25 minutes or until very lightly golden brown and tops spring back to the touch.  Do not over-bake or they will be dry. Let cool for 3-4 minutes.

Meanwhile, combine sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl.  Melt butter in another small bowl.  Using a pastry brush, brush warm muffin all over with butter, then roll entire thing in the cinnamon sugar.  Serve warm.

Happy Baking!