Cinnamon Muffins

I love Tastefully Simples Cinnamon Muffin Melts. That mix is worth the $7 a box (plus shipping). While browsing a friends cookbook I saw a recipe for Coffee Cake muffins. They looked EXACTLY like TS muffins! So I copied the recipe to give it a try. They were yummy! I made a double batch to take to Vacation Bible School this week, one full size and one mini muffin size. I prefer the bite size mini's because you get more cinnamon sugar flavor. To make them more like TS muffins I think it might need a bit more nutmeg, maybe some in the topping, but they are good just as written.

Coffee Cake Muffins (cinni-mini muffin melts)
Easy Everyday Cooking card
12 Muffins

1 1/2 Cup Flour
1/2 Cup Sugar
1 1/2 teaspoon Baking powder
1/2 teaspoon Salt
1/4 teaspoon Nutmeg
1 Egg, beaten
¾ cup milk
1/3 Cup Butter, softened

Topping:
1/2 cup Sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/3 Cup Butter, melted

Combine flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in a medium bowl.* Preheat oven to 350. Grease a 12-cup muffin pan. Beat egg and milk in a small bowl. Beat softened butter in a large bowl until light and fluffy. Add flour mixture and egg mixture alternately, mixing with a wooden spoon after each addition. Do not over mix. Spoon batter into prepared muffin pan, filling each cup 2/3 full. Bake until a toothpick inserted into center comes out clean or until muffins are golden brown, about 15 minutes. Mix sugar and cinnamon in a bowl. Remove muffins from pan. Dip muffin tops in melted butter, then in cinnamon sugar. Place right side up on a wire rack; cool or serve warm.

* At this point “mix” can be bagged and stored to make your own “pouch” mix.

I made a batch of these as mini muffins. Bake about 10 minutes.