Sugar and Spice Mini Muffins
Easy to make. Effortless, really. And so delicious. No there aren't any eggs in there. It's not a misprint. We decided we liked them most with just the tops sanded with sugar. Me to Darryl last night, "What Paula Deen is to butter, I am to sugar. And I never thought I'd utter these words, but I'm pretty sure these have too much sugar on them. What would you think about me doing the tops only?" These may edge out the banana cupcakes with honey cinnamon frosting for the carry-in tomorrow.
1 cup white sugar
1/2 cup real butter (no margarine), melted
1 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
1 cup milk
2 cups self-rising flour*
1/2 cup real butter, melted
1 cup white sugar
2 tsp ground cinnamon
Preheat oven to 375 F. Grease 24 mini-muffin cups. Mix 1 cup sugar, 1/2 cup butter, and nutmeg in a large bowl. Stir in the milk, then mix in the flour until just combined. Fill the prepared mini muffin cups no more than half full. Bake in the preheated oven until the tops are lightly golden, around 15 minutes. While muffins are baking, place 1/2 cup of melted butter in a bowl. In a separate bowl, mix together 1 cup of sugar with the cinnamon. Allow muffins to cool briefly, then remove muffins from their cups, dip each muffin in the melted butter, and roll in the sugar-cinnamon mixture. Let cool and serve.
* If using all-purpose flour, add 2 tsp baking powder.
1 cup white sugar
1/2 cup real butter (no margarine), melted
1 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
1 cup milk
2 cups self-rising flour*
1/2 cup real butter, melted
1 cup white sugar
2 tsp ground cinnamon
Preheat oven to 375 F. Grease 24 mini-muffin cups. Mix 1 cup sugar, 1/2 cup butter, and nutmeg in a large bowl. Stir in the milk, then mix in the flour until just combined. Fill the prepared mini muffin cups no more than half full. Bake in the preheated oven until the tops are lightly golden, around 15 minutes. While muffins are baking, place 1/2 cup of melted butter in a bowl. In a separate bowl, mix together 1 cup of sugar with the cinnamon. Allow muffins to cool briefly, then remove muffins from their cups, dip each muffin in the melted butter, and roll in the sugar-cinnamon mixture. Let cool and serve.
* If using all-purpose flour, add 2 tsp baking powder.